White stopper (Eugenia axillaris) trees grow in a thicket at the north Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area in the low hammock on the way to the coastal wetlands. Stopper may refer to how thickets of these trees (and related species) "stopped"…
Category: Tree
Lovely Lancewood
At the beginning of the (north) Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) trail grows a great grouping of lancewood trees (Damburneya coriacea). They have a very vertical growth habit and can grow to be from 20 - 45' tall and usually…
Bee Happy!
Simpson's stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) grows as an infrequent, small tropical tree at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). Look in the handsome hammock areas on the both sides of Oslo Road to spot this native tree, which is characterized as…
Red Mulberry
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"…
