Plot 1

Plot 1 is adjacent to Grafton Brook and at the end of the main park road. It's about 10 kilometres from the front entrance to Kejimkujik National Park.

This plot is in a mixed hardwood forest. Back in the 1800s, this area was logged. It was harvested mainly for white pine and red oak.

Tree species found in Plot 1

• Striped Maple (Acer pennsylvanicum)
• Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
• Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
• White Birch (Betula paprifera)
• Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)
• American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
• Red Oak (Quercus borealis)
• Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
• White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
• Red Spruce (Picea rubens)
• White Pine (Pinus strobus)
• Indian pear (Amelanchier laevis)
• Largetooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata)

Graph 1 shows the number of trees in Plot 1.
Graph 2 shows the average diameter at breast height (DBH) of trees in Plot 1.

You can identify some of these tree species by using the interactive tree key.

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