New Hope Creek, Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC6 May 2006 |
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Same view, 4.5 months later! 29 Sep 2006 |
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Roughly the same view after a wet winter with rain and snow. 14 Feb 2010 | |
Roughly the same view after a wet winter with rain and snow. 14 Feb 2010 | |
Nearby view a year later as the drought becomes extreme in North Carolina New Hope Creek, Orange Co., NC26 Sep 2007 | |
New Hope Creek, Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC6 May 2006 |
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New beaver damn on New Hope Creek, Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC10 Feb 2012 | |
New Hope Creek, Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC14 Feb 2010 | |
New Hope Creek, Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC14 Feb 2010 |
New Hope Creek, Korstian Division, Duke Forest Orange Co., NC2 June 2003 |
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Looking up into the canopy with Loblolly Pine and Carolina Shagbark Hickory, Durham Division, Duke Forest Durham Co., NC11 Nov 2009 | |
Snow and ice-covered trees along Hwy 751 through Duke Forest Durham Co., NC2 March 2009 | |
Snow and ice-covered trees along Hwy 751 through Duke Forest Durham Co., NC2 March 2009 | |
Snow and ice-covered trees along Hwy 751 through Duke Forest Durham Co., NC2 March 2009 |
Soon after a disturbance such as a clearcut, grasses like crabgrass and broomsedge (seen well in this photo) and other herbaceous plants like horseweeds and asters appear. Gate 34, Durham Division8 Jan 2008 | |
Loblolly Pine trees often quickly take over these fields. Gate 26, Korstian Division8 Jan 2008 | |
Loblolly Pine becomes the dominant tree in the forest for several decades. Blackwood Division8 Jan 2008 | |
Eventually, hardwoods like sweetgum, tulip tree, and then oaks and hickories succeed the pines. Oosting Tract8 Jan 2008 | |
Pines cannot grow under the shade of an established canopy, so the hardwood forest is considered to be the climax plant community in the piedmont. Gate 26, Korstian Division8 Jan 2008 | |
As a working forest managed for sustainable timber harvest, several southern pine stands of various species and ages may be found in Duke Forest.
Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) stand Durham Division, Duke Forest 8 Aug 2012 | |
Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) stand Durham Division, Duke Forest 8 Aug 2012 |
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Seed Tree Harvest Durham Division, Duke Forest 22 Oct 2012 | |
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Seed Tree Harvest Durham Division, Duke Forest 22 Oct 2012 In a seed tree harvest, most of the stand is logged but a few healthy trees are left standing. These trees produce lots of seeds to effectively "re-plant" the stand. | |
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Seed Tree Harvest Durham Division, Duke Forest 22 Oct 2012 18 months after harvest, numerous pine seedlings and saplings re-populate the stand. | |
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Seed Tree Harvest Durham Division, Duke Forest 22 Oct 2012 |
Stone steps across an small tributary mark the path to an old stone spring box. Durham Division23 Oct 2009 | |
Durham Division 13 Mar 2010 | |
The steps above lead to this spring box, a source of water for farmers who owned the land prior to the existence of the Duke Forest. Durham Division23 Oct 2009 | |
Durham Division 23 Oct 2009 | |
Durham Division 23 Oct 2009 | |
Durham Division 23 Oct 2009 | |
Several old houses, some of cultural historic significance, lie in the Duke Forest. Durham Co., NC6 Jan 2012 |
Carolina Wren nest inside the house above Durham Co., NC6 Jan 2012 |
Created on ... January 18, 2006 | Updated on ... Dec 24, 2007 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com