I’m not super adept at ID of dogwoods (at least ones that aren’t SUPER distinct) but someone informed me that this tol boi is likely Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa) the floral form (which btw SHOULD nOT BE FLOWERING IN SEPTEMBER) would give even more implication that it is so.
If it weren’t for this blackspot problems I’d probably take note of these specimens for future seed harvesting, but ah well. Still learned something.
A patch of Taxus canadensis. An untrained eye would see them as young canadian hemlock, but a few berries here and there along with other details (such as the fact that Canadian Hemlock has silver undersides for its needles) reveals what it actually is.
Interestingly its said that its rarer in deer heavy locales? (supposedly in Miichigan in particular) Despite being super-toxic to livestock, deer apparently like to browse on it, especially in winter.
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