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The Stumpery includes stumps from multiple species that create a habitat for new plants to grow. Pictured here is the stump of a Western redcedar (Thuja plicata), surrounded by various evergreen species.
Hemlocks, a type of pine, are assigned to the Tsuga genus. The hemlock tree got its name because when its needles are crushed, the smell resembles that of the plant poison hemlock. Not to fear, the hemlock pine, as with all Tsuga species, is not poisonous.
Tsuga heterophylla
Here you can see a western hemlock, this specimen is much smaller than that in the Urban Native Forest, which you'll see at the next stop. This young tree is growing atop a redcedar stump.
Here you can see a western hemlock, this specimen is much smaller than that in the Urban Native Forest, which you'll see at the next stop. This young tree is growing atop a redcedar stump.
Oxalis oregana
Also known as the redwood sorrel. This species forms lush carpets along the cool floor of coastal redwood forests. It is native to the Pacific Coast of North America, from B.C. down to California.
Also known as the redwood sorrel. This species forms lush carpets along the cool floor of coastal redwood forests. It is native to the Pacific Coast of North America, from B.C. down to California.
Vaccinium ovatum
Also known as the evergreen huckleberry or winter huckleberry. This evergreen shrub is native to Western North America along the coastline. It’s a true huckleberry plant and produces round, edible black berries in the summer months.
Also known as the evergreen huckleberry or winter huckleberry. This evergreen shrub is native to Western North America along the coastline. It’s a true huckleberry plant and produces round, edible black berries in the summer months.
Polypodium vacciniifolium
Look closely and you can see the fern species, Polypodium vacciniifolium, growing on the cedar stump.
Look closely and you can see the fern species, Polypodium vacciniifolium, growing on the cedar stump.
Tsuga mertensiana
Also known as the mountain hemlock. This specimen is fairly young, but when mature, it can grow over 200 feet tall.
Also known as the mountain hemlock. This specimen is fairly young, but when mature, it can grow over 200 feet tall.
