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Comments on Gigapan: Oak-Maple Forest, Salisbury, Vermont

  2. Mesic Red Oak-Northern Hardwood Forest on a kame terrace in Salisbury, Vermont -- Large diameter red and white oaks in this small stand are the most valuable timber in the 130 acre Salisbury Town Forest. Many trees could provide veneer-quality logs, making some worth a few hundred dollars apiece. Although the canopy ...

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  1. Chris Fastie

    Chris Fastie (August 18, 2009, 05:31AM )

    Species in this scene, in order of importance within category: ... Overstory trees--red oak (Quercus rubra), white oak (Quercus alba)…. Understory trees/shrubs -- red maple (Acer rubrum), witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana), striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum), maple leaved viburnum (Viburnun acerifolium), low sweet blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium), partridge berry (Mitchella repens)… Herbs -- sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), braken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), star flower, (Trientalis borealis) wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia), teaberry (Gaulteria procumbens)…. Elevation 180 m (590 ft), Camera location from GPS: N43 56.455 W73 05.469… Notes: I used a Nikon D40 (ISO 200, 1 second) with an old Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 lens at f/32. Photos were recorded in NEF, and exposure, recovery, and fill light were applied to groups of photos as needed before stitching.