A Norway Spruce we planted about 11 years ago as a seedling. A few weeks ago we planted 10 more Norway Spruces to replace the ones we've used for Christmas trees over the years. Our original spruce grove was planted as a windbreak and we purposely planted them too close together so that as they grew we could harvest some of them for Christmas trees. The others have been doing a great job in ...
One of the main understory shrubs in the woodlands area of the Sanctuary is Spicebush. The photos in this post are ones that Brennah has taken across the seasons showing the blossoms, berries, and fall foliage. She has even captured a shot of the Spicebush Butterfly (which I didn't realize was a thing, but she had identified long ago).I happened upon an excellent description of Spicebush this morning on the Indigenous Landscapes site which I will share ...