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Succession

            On the slopes of the Niagara Escarpment, pioneering Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) gradually gives way to more shade tolerant hardwoods.  The wood of these cedars is resistant to decay, and like the many rail fences that were made from this species, these lodged relics may well persist for a long time. 
This land, although too rocky for cultivation, was likely cleared of its heaviest timber in the 1800's, and the remaining forest then further degraded by many decades of pasturing.  When that pressure eased, perhaps around the middle of the middle of the last century, cedars were among the pioneering trees to become re-established. But now they are being shaded out by taller deciduous species.  Left to nature, this stand could be expected to develop into a typical example of Great Lakes Mixed Forest, but with climate change, the rampant introduction of exotic species and pathogens, and unpredictable human interventions, the future composition and look of it is highly uncertain.
   

Taken on: September 15, 2020

Tags:

Eastern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

forest succession

Grey County

Ontario

Canada « less

Sets appears in: • Relics • Panoramas more » • Southern Ontario Landscapes « less

Groups appears in: • Woods & Forests • Arboreal, the Art of Trees (Tree/s must be the focus of the pic) more » • The Intimate Landscape • Shadows and Moods « less

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