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Community RW-U3 <br />Nlixed Coni%rous-Hardwood Forest <br />Qualitative Rank: NA <br />Nonnative Shrub Rank: 11 <br />This area consists of t�vo separate conifer plantings, one that appears to have been done abaut 70 <br />years ago, and the other perhaps 30-40 years ago. Canopy cover across this community varies <br />from abotjt SO to 100 percent. <br />The younger planting is located at the top of the hill in an area that appears to have been dozed to <br />flatten a hilltop. This area is dominated by red pine that range in size from about 8 to 14 inches <br />in ciiameter. Other planted pines include white, jack, and the nonnative scotch pine. A few <br />large, somewhat open-grown bur, white and pin oak still persist on the west edge, but have been <br />overiaken by the faster �rowing pines. Other trees found at least occasionaliy include fir, <br />boxelder, green ash, and cottonwood. Also, ihere are severai extraordinarily large butternuts on <br />this hilltop that are estimated to have 35 to 45 inch trunk diameters_ The shrub layer in this west <br />area is thick to very thick and dominated by the nonnatives buckthorn, and honeysucicle, with the <br />natives boxelder and zed-beiried elder less common. The ground laycr herc is sparse with plants <br />tolerant o� disturbance most common. Some of these include Vir�inia creeper, sweet cicely, and <br />goison ivy. An arca of generally similar character is located east of Dale Street and wes[ af the <br />wetland in the southeast segment of the park. <br />Because of the number of years since the trees were plan�ed, the east-facing slope and lower <br />elevations of this community are beginnin� to take on the character of a natural community <br />rather than just being a planting of trees. This area includcs trees that are much larger that the <br />area on thc west side of the community with some white and red pine that approach or exceed 20 <br />inches in diameter. 'I'hese form a nearly cathedral-like canopy with few subcanopy trees, or <br />shrubs present. Other trees found here include a number of spruce and fir trces, as well. <br />The more frequently encountered shrubs and trees on the east portion of the community include <br />bramblcs, highbush cranbeny, green ash, chokecherry, red-ben�ed elder and mountain ash. The <br />motintain ash is presumably establist�eci from seed brou�ht in from a residcntial plantin� <br />Ciry nf Roserille 124 <br />Parks Nati�ral Resorcrce Ma�tageil�ertt <br />