South Fork Outdoors: A walk through the woods - 27 East

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South Fork Outdoors: A walk through the woods

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An old lopped White Oak tree in the Northwest area of East Hampton.

An old lopped White Oak tree in the Northwest area of East Hampton.

A huge multi-trunked White Oak in Hither Woods.

A huge multi-trunked White Oak in Hither Woods.

The thin bark of American beech provides little protection from fire for its adventitious buds

The thin bark of American beech provides little protection from fire for its adventitious buds

 and this species rarely survives a forest fire. The coppice growth exhibited by this beech in Hither Woods was probably the result of cutting.

and this species rarely survives a forest fire. The coppice growth exhibited by this beech in Hither Woods was probably the result of cutting.

For many years following a fire

For many years following a fire

 this section of oak forest in the Stony Hill woods of Amagansett resembled a shrub thicket.

this section of oak forest in the Stony Hill woods of Amagansett resembled a shrub thicket.

Twenty years after a fire destroyed the above-ground portion of this oak

Twenty years after a fire destroyed the above-ground portion of this oak

By Mike Bottini on Sep 29, 2008
A walk through any of our East End woods reveals a variety of tree species that usually reflects the nature of the soils in which they grow. Tupelos, red maples... more

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