A deciduous conifer not unlike the Larches (Larix). Funny how a tree native to the Southeast wetlands of North America can survive/thrive in colder climates like here in a Northeast garden such as Cuddy Gardens up here in Canada.
Tragically the ball-shaped cones aren’t ripe; they seem to ripen closer to November if my estimates are right.
One of the uprooted/ing trees happened to be a towering canadian hemlock. It may only be still holding on thanks to some younger trees rooted together with it.
IT WAS BIG.
There were a LOT of Canadian Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis); old trees, young trees, one even uprooted but still holding on (will have a separate post for those two specific groups).
I’m sure there are at least 15+ specimens in that forest. I have never seen this many Canadian Hemlock trees in the wild before! All other specimens I’ve seen in the past have been either garden specimens (like in Cuddy Gardens) or were singular lonely specimens in the entire forest (that one swam forest walk a few years back).
It’s…. almost strange to think this tree is threatened by pests down south in the Appalachia.
I think this is a musclewood/rionwood/blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana).
First one I’ve ever seen in the wild. Must be a decent age as it’s even taller than me! Shame there were no signs of fruit/seeds.
Momma white (Burr?) Oak BIG. Massive. She has to be the parent of the seedlings I saw in parts of the forest. I never realized there was such a gigantic oak tree (or just GIGANTIC TREE PERIOD) in our neighborhood.
I encountered her as I was trying to figure out how to get back into the forest; the creek lead around the meadow and far beyond and away from the forest, and following the fence/property line was impossible as the thickets got too thick. Basically I took a wide turn around the meadow and kept following the forest edge for an area not blocked off by hawthorn thicket.
A Linden or maybe basswood tree? The leaf side makes me think Basswood.
I don’t get much opportunity to ID trees in the wilds normally. Its good practice to clear off the plant ID rust.
Still ironic that this apple tree was producing THIS MANY apples considering it got pruned so hard this spring.
Big boi Betula allengensis gets one pot size bigger in a repot .
This tree is now in one of the largest nursery containers that I own. It is now also the largest plant I’ve grown from seed so far! It has grown far ahead of its siblings.
A large columnar tree cultivar proving the name of the term at the Guelph Arboretum
Acer saccharum ‘Temple’s Upright’
A Sugar Maple if you can believe it!
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