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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 20, 2013 at 1:57pm

Malus hopa, Flowering Crabapple-White. Planted 10x 3 foot seedlings of both white flowering and pink flowering. April 2011 to increase our population. A favorite for birds and other wildlife. Also a fruit for jam making. Crabapples are popular for ornamental use in mid-west cities. (April 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 20, 2013 at 1:58pm

Malus hopa, pink blooms. (April 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 20, 2013 at 2:18pm

Permalink Reply by Amanda on May 27, 2013 at 4:33pm

I, too, have a crabapple tree. The honeybees enjoyed it, too. I really should take better care of these things. I've lived here since October 2006, and I haven't planted anything new or done anything special to care for what's already here. I just watch the seasons change.

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on May 28, 2013 at 6:08am

Mom used to make crabapple jelly, still have her recipe but haven't tried it. I remember the jelly being real tart but sweet.

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 20, 2013 at 2:04pm

Morus rubra, Mulberry tree. Planted 10x 6 foot seedlings of the Black variety in our orchard May 2011. Once a very popular fruit tree, it has become less common due to it being very messy. Wonderful berries for jams and jellies, pies and wine making.