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Plants, Trees

Home and food for animals, provide us with oxygen, materials for our homes, once the main source for our fires for warmth and cooking, nuts and fruit, the list of our uses for them is endless.
Forests cover almost one out of every three acres in Ohio.
Ohio is considered to be part of the Appalachian Hardwood Region based on the type of trees common in the state. There are more than 100 hardwood and 25 softwood tree species growing in Ohio. In addition to shrubs, there are more than 300 different woody species found in Ohio's forests. Some of the most diverse temperate region forests in North America are found in Ohio
Though there are a great many species, between 10 and 20 tree species comprise the majority of all trees in Ohio forests. By volume, six species groups account for two-thirds of all trees. The most abundant species are the red and white oaks, which make up almost 25 percent of the total tree volume, followed by red and sugar maple, which comprise 18 percent. Yellow poplar and hickory make up another 18 percent, and white ash accounts for 8 percent.
Fifty-nine percent of Ohio forest land is the oak/hickory forest type. Only 4 percent, or a little more than 300,000 acres, is considered pure or mixed conifer types.
The south-eastern Ohio forests in which my homestead lies in are of the oak/hickory type and includes numerous state parks and The Wayne National Forest.

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Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 25, 2013 at 8:58pm

Pyrus communis blooming

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 25, 2013 at 9:02pm

Pyrus communis blossoms closeup

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 25, 2013 at 9:02pm

Pyrus communis, Bartlett Pear (classic mid-west sweet, juicy pear); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on May 10, 2013 at 9:12pm

Quercus alba, Eastern White Oak. I planted 20x 3 foot seedlings April 2011 to increase our population. (July 2011) White oak acorns are the first choice for the squirrels, they will eat them all before the touch the other acorn types.

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on May 10, 2013 at 9:13pm

Quercus alba, Eastern White Oak leaves and acorns. (Sept 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on May 10, 2013 at 9:15pm

Quercus macrocarpa, Burr Oak. (June 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on May 10, 2013 at 9:16pm

Quercus macrocarpa, Burr Oak leaves. (June 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on May 10, 2013 at 9:21pm

Quercus palustris, Pin Oak. (Oct 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on May 10, 2013 at 9:24pm

Quercus velutina, Black Oak. I planted 20x 3 foot seedlings April 2011 to increase my population. Deer love the acorns, squirrels 2nd favorite. (July 2011)