In broad brush strokes, the Basic Oak – Hickory Forest is a forest of oaks, hickories, and spring-blooming understory trees, all growing on a steep rocky slope.
In this community, both American witch-hazel and northern spicebush have bright yellow flowers, but one blooms in late fall and the other in early spring.
The diverse trees, shrubs, and wildflowers of the Rich Floodplain Forest benefit from nutrients brought in by floods—but they must be able to withstand wet feet!
American sycamores live in both the Silver Maple Floodplain Forest and the Riverscour Woodland, but they tend to be very different sizes in the two locations.
The birds and the bees—in addition to many other animals—help forests survive by pollinating many trees and other plant species. In turn, the forest provides habitat for the pollinators.
