One Pokeweed plant can have hundreds, if not thousands of fruit. These perennials die back to the ground every year but come back with a lot of growth and can be the size of a bush.
Category Archives: Woodland
Orange Daylilies Forest Edge
Orange Daylilies are reliable bloomers every year. Even without full sun, these lilies can persist and spread.
Twins
A couple young Owl Fledglings have been hanging around lately. Once it is evening, they start begging their Great Horned Owl mom for food with their voices, one after another, competing for what their mom kills.
Poisonous Beauty
Red Baneberries are considered poisonous, but the bright fruit may be eaten by wildlife. I always notice the plants, as the fruit isn’t eaten very fast. There aren’t many of these perennials in the woods.
Adaptable-Tree-Frog
Tree Frogs are pretty adaptable and not only use nature, but unnatural things for their good. It is common to see these frogs on fence post insulators.
Storm Damage Routine Occurrence
Storms have damaged a lot of large trees on the Oasis in the past few years. This Cottonwood has gotten damaged previously by storms, but it seems like life is nearly over for it now after 60+mph winds. The trunk on this tree is around 12 feet in circumference.
Virginia Waterleaf Blooming in Iowa
Virginia Waterleaf is one of the most common woodland plants in the understory. At this time of the year the flowers attract a lot of bees.
Large Honeysuckle Bush
There is an intense aroma coming from the woods. Large Honeysuckle bushes are in full flower right now. Young Norway Spruce on the right are growing fast in this forest setting.
Vernal Pool Life
Warming temps have caused a lot of vegetative growth in and around the Vernal Pond. This growth has attracted more animal life.
Columbine Persistence
This Columbine plant was bought from Oikos Tree Crops and suppose to live for more years than other similar Columbine plants. So far I have gotten many years of enjoyment out of its flowers.