The Woodland Pasture, or Wood Pasture, habitat is one of the rarest landscapes in the world. Here are four, in different places. See if you can identify the location. The person with the best answer will get an 8×10 print of a woodland pasture photograph (Note: we will be sending out pictures to donors and contest winners in October). Use the comments box below. The contest will be open for one week.
The Friday Tree for this week is either dead easy or very difficult – let’s find out, shall we? What tree is this? Place your comments below.
The Friday Tree for this week may stump some of you, but it is not really very hard. Give it a try in the comments below or on our Facebook Page. (click for a much larger picture)
The Friday Tree for this week is an introduction to several articles about oaks coming up next week at Venerable Trees. Oaks form the foundation of the forests of eastern North America. In abundance, size, diversity and usefulness, no other eastern tree comes close. There are fifty oak species in eastern North America, and oaks are dominant species in nearly 70% of eastern forests.
Oaks can be a real challenge to identify. See if you can identify this week’s Friday Tree to species. Make a comment in the comment box below (scroll all the way down) or on our Facebook page, and tell us why you think you are correct in your answer. We will reveal the tree’s identity, and have a lot more to say about oaks next week.
Here is a rather tricky Friday Tree for you. What tree is this? Where does it come from?
