Observaciones de miss-shadyideas

Also nearby are intentionally planted clumps of purchased Japanese knotweed the homeowner thought would “fit in well”.

May have been planted / naturalized

A few small trees with seeds, majority of the large trees dying from EAB. Sad as I collected quite the bounty for conservation here in 2019 (landowner permission).

A few small trees along the road with seed, likely last crop as EAB taking out the older trees since 2018-2019

A few hundred mature black spruce, full floor of sphagnum moss, orchids and plethora of fungi. This woodlot should be conserved.

Many young seedlings (or resprouts after red pine thinning) in this area, very sandy. Could not locate larger parents, but may also be on private property nearby or easily missed as a red oak.

Suspected from associating with pitch pine, vaccineum, dense carpet of Gaultheria procumbens. Couldn’t find any ripe fruit.

In a forestry cut block, just a few plants.

Associated with round headed bushclover, New Jersey Tea, big bluestem, butterfly milkweed and green briar in this hydro cut.

Landowner told it was bur oak. A comparative photo taken of a true bur oak with the shaggy buds about 15 km away.

Perfectly ripe catkins and field collection indicators way ahead of expected. Note dog strangling vine abounds in this area, heavily disturbed from agricultural tillage.

Perplexed, I thought willows were dioecious. Can they flower twice on new wood? Roadside toxins or salt maybe?