Trees of the Adirondacks: Pine Cone on the Boreal Life Trail (28 July 2012)

Trees of the Adirondack Mountains:
Partial List of Trees at the Paul Smiths VIC


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Trail Key
Barnum Brook Trail BB Bobcat Trail B
Heron Marsh Trail HM Long Pond Trail LP
Boreal Life Trail BL Silvi Trail Si
Woods and Waters Trail WW Skidder Trail Sk
Logger's Loop Trail LL Esker Trail E
Black Pond Trail BP Fox Run Trail FR
Jenkins Mountain Trail JM Easy Street Trail ES

Tree BB HM BL WW LL BP JM B LP Si Sk E FR ES
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) X X     X X X              
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) X X     X              
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)   X X   X              
Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)                          
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana L.)                          
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) X X X       X   X X X X X
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Northern White-cedar (Thuja occidentalis)              X              
Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum)                            
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera var.papyrifera) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)                            
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)       X                    
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) X X   X                    
Red Spruce (Picea rubens) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)                            
Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris)                            
Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) X X                        
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
White spruce (Picea glauca)                            
Tamarack (Larix laricina) X X X X X       X          
Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X


Trees of the VIC Exploration Walk (17 May 2015)
Trees of the Northern Forest Trail Walk (28 July 2012)
Nature Walk: Trees of the Adirondacks (21 July 2012)




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Explore the Trails

The VIC trails are free and open to the public, from dawn to dusk, spring through fall. In winter, the trails are open to cross-country skiers and snowshoers for a fee. Day or season passes may be purchased.