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Category: Tree

Wonderful white stopper

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaApril 19, 2020

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"…

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Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Pollinator Plants, Tree, Wildlife plant Eugenia axillaris, white stopper

Lovely Lancewood

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaApril 16, 2020

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…

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Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Pollinator Plants, Tree, Wildlife plant Damburneya coriacea, lancewood, Ocotea coriacea, Persea borbonia, redbay

Bee Happy!

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaApril 14, 2020

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…

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Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Pollinator Plants, Tree, Wildlife plant lovebug, Myrcianthes fragrans, Plecia nearctica, simpsons stopper, Spanish moss, Tillandsia useneoides

Red Mulberry

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaApril 7, 2020

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"…

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Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Tree, Wildlife plant Morus rubra, red mulberry

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