Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Red mulberry (Morus rubra), a slender deciduous fruit tree associated with aboriginal activity, is an occasional part of the hammock canopy at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area in moist but well-drained soils. Its alternate leaves range from 4 - 7"…
Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is also called American persimmon. You will find this tree growing near the freshwater wetlands at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) on the south side of Oslo Road. Common persimmon trees are most noticeable in…
Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) is a large deciduous tree (50 - 70' tall) that grows in the mesic hammock at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). You will encounter a large specimen at north ORCA at the beginning of the trail…
Take a stroll at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA), and you will find red maple (Acer rubra) trees growing in moist (freshwater) places on both sides of Oslo Road. Red maples trees are deciduous and bring Florida fall color. With…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 