Trees within Transect 5
Thornapple: Native to North America, considerable evolution is taking place with this tree, so that the number of different forms is increasing. These trees are ubiquitous pasture "weeds," and a constant battle is occurring to keep them from invading cleared land.
Black Cherry: This tree ranges from eastern U.S. up to Canada, from Nova Scotia to upper Lake Superior. This tree species develops a tall, oval canopy in places where seedlings are not crowded out by their neighbors.
Ironwood: A small tree whose smooth gray trunk has a distinctly muscular appearance, but surprisingly, decays rapidly upon contact with the ground.
Northern Red Oak: These trees range through eastern U.S. and up into Nova Scotia. The Northern Red Oak tree grows more rapidly than any other Oak tree.
Sugar Maple: Its best growth is made on moist, rich, well drained soils, but the tree will persist on poorer sites.