Canada Red Chokecherry

Every forest has a story to tell. By looking closely at its habitants, that story can be interpreted. Much of this narrative is written in the trees: their age, their tolerance to shade, and the rate at which they grow are all characteristics that can imply a lot about their environment. Exploring these relationships and how they connect with each other can indicate the health and history of the land. Heiberg Forest, located in northern New York, was once used for agricultural purposes in the 1800-1900’s. (Nowak, Lecture Notes) Much of the land once used for farming was left to regrow back into a young forest. The life history of different tree species can be determined by examining the most common species in Heiberg.

Describe in your own words what is unique about the Extended Rotation with Commercial Thinning treatment.

“Mom frowned at me… that gives it its beauty.” (p. 38) When Jeannette devises a plan to uproot the Joshua tree, which has grown sideways in the direction of the constant wind that passes over it, her mother quickly dismisses the idea. Rose Mary claims that the tree is beautiful not because it grows straight like the other trees, but rather because its struggle defines it and makes it unique. Rose Mary is typically unwilling to tamper with nature and she is particularly drawn to the unique form of the Joshua Tree. Through the figure of the tree a young Jeannette learns an important lesson about non-conformity.

The red necked cane borer, Agrilus ruficollis (F.), is a buprestid beetle that infests wild and cultivated blackberries and raspberries in the eastern states from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Adults are about 6-7 mm (1/4 inch) long, with an iridescent coppery pronotum. A related species, Agrilus rubicola, may occur concurrently. This species is uniform in color, ranging from copper-colored to iridescent green. On galled plants, there is less live vegetative growth and more dead wood. There is often reduced berry size and number, as well as vegetative growth with increasing number of galls per plant. Affected canes may not produce fruit. Canes weakened by galls are more subject to winter injury.

Please record the address of the property where the samples were collected, or—even better—provide GPS coordinates). You will bring these leaves to the college and will identify the trees they came from using accepted scientific methodology. I will give you guidance in how to identify the tree species. (Note that this may involve meeting outside of class time). You will then write a paper, using the same format as your regular lab report, on the identity of the trees, whether they are native to our area or not, and discuss why they might be growing where you found them. Your paper will be reviewed and you will have the option to either accept the grade given, or correcting any problems found. If problems are corrected, your grade will be raised to the maximum and your paper submitted for possible publication online at www.saturnjournal.org. This will be worth 10 bonus points. 3. Extra exam credit. There will be four bonus points available on each of the two lab practicals, and five bonus points on the final lecture exam, for a total of thirteen bonus points. Total bonus points available = 30. When added to your lowest qualifying exam grade, this equates to a maximum of six (6) points added to your final course average. EXAM POLICY: A. Repeating exams. Please note that each exam may be taken once only. Exams may not be repeated because you are not happy

Towering nearly 200 feet tall and covered in glistening moss, this tree captures the Pacific Northwest’s magical spirit. On Olympic National Park’s “World’s Largest Western Red Cedar Trail”, this tree remains a testament to the last 1,000 years of history. Western Redcedars were called “Life Giver” by Northwest Coast Indians due to their healing and spiritual influence. This tree is thought to drive out negative energy and draw in good influences. Standing in a tiny “room” in this trees’ buttress roots, you instantly feel its immense power radiate.

Marty Robbins, a traditional and even glorified country singer, sang a song that focuses on Justice. To be more precise, to make the statement which pertains to Justice, “That it always come in due time.” In this song, which is quite like a sung story, more so than other songs, we learn about a Ranger and an Outlaw, and their duel in the Old West. We are initially informed of the arrival of the Ranger; however, we are then told of the sins of the Outlaw. “But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead - Twenty men had tried to take him twenty men had made a slip (Robbins)” Using this reference, one is able to determine that the outlaw, Texas Red is quite notoriously heinous. This progresses our “plot” by showing the nature of the antagonist.

The white Ogeechee tupelo tree is a shrubby tree that grows along rivers and in swamps in Florida and other parts of the South. It is called the white tupelo tree for short, and it is well-known for its beauty and for the food it provides people and animals.

The Red Tree is another outstanding book by Australian illustrator and author Shaun Tan. The book published by Hachette Australia in 2001 leads us on one girl’s journey through a dark and confusing path of depression. Although each page contains a few words it is the images that capture the reader’s attention with new objects, images and meanings discovered each time the book is reopened.

As a clearing lay before us in an otherwise densely wooded area, I helped my mother gingerly thread Day-Glo pink flagging tape around the rare native plants on the periphery. The tape was intended to serve as a visual warning to the builders who would soon be swarming the area like ants. Towering Australian pines swayed in the wind above us as she recited the plant names in Latin, hoping I would catch on. The land had long been abandoned, judging by the age of the candy-colored refrigerator doors and glass-bottle dispensing Coca-Cola machine left to decay under the hot Florida sun. After our house had been destroyed by Hurricane Andrew several years prior, my parents felt that it was time to lay roots on a five-acre lot of pine rockland. Though

Gumbo Limbo is an evergreen that bears fruit year round but is most ripe in the spring. The leaves are pretty small and round. Trees can grow up to 30 meters and are known to resist hurricane winds, making them good for protecting crops from the wind. Birds tend to eat the fruit it bears because it’s rich in lipids.

Nature has always provided a sanctuary for me, especially during the Spring and the Summer. The beautiful trees, flowers, and long grasses in the local nature preserve have always provided me with great joy and freedom in my leisure time. More importantly, I have always enjoyed doing nature hikes with my friends. In the Spring of 2013, I decided I wanted to hike with a group of people, instead of hiking by myself. I chose Allison, James, and Sheila to be my companions for a day-hike into the depths of the woodlands. During the hike, Allison told me about a really large oak tree that she had seen deep in the middle of the forest. She had actually given the tree a name: “Big Albert”. Allison had told us that she had named the tree after her big brother. Tragically, Albert had died in a car accident in 2010, so all of us were inspired to join Allison in this spiritual quest. All of us were very surprised to hear of this tree, since old oaks were very rare in these parts. We decided that it would be our mission to find

Look at all those tree stumps; it’s as if a giant cut down the trees. Wandering the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, I noticed the fallen trees were devoid of bark and branches and some appeared cut, with a chainsaw.

Corymbia gummifera is the botanical name for the hard wood red bloodwood. This wood is grown along the coast of NSW and Queensland and is commonly used in the production of round timber. It has reasonably high strength, is in the colour group light to dark red, it can last in the ground for more than 25 years and above ground for 40+ years, termite resistant but is susceptible to lyctid attack and is slightly combustible. Red bloodwood is a great hardwood to use for fencing and structural timber poles providing many aesthetic and structural benefits. Also can be used for sleepers, house stumps and veneer as it is aesthetically pleasing wood. The concentric gum veins means it is rarely use in sawn form as in the drying process the gum would

Red is a universal color to mean either danger or a warning, like a stop sign, or it can be seen as a powerful color. The color red is also a popular color for apples. A bright red apple is the signature picture when someone thinks of an apple. There are many references to red apples in stories and even in poetry. Usually the apples are in reference to a poisoned apple meant to kill someone. In the poem “The Poison Tree” by William Blake, the narrator compares his built up anger to a bright apple with the use of rhyme and symbolism to kill his foe.