Orange Jewelweed popped in the woods and is spreading. These annual plants have very noticeable flower display in late summer. The flowers can be attractive to hummingbirds.
Category Archives: Woodland
Time in the Woods
The weather has been great for the whole latter part of January, a good time to spend in nature.
Afforestation
Slowly I have been planting more trees in former pasture. I make sure to mix some conifers in for wildlife cover.
Bur Oak Burl
With the many Bur Oaks in the forest, I see a lot different things that set each tree apart.
American Chestnut Long Way Up
Looking up into a young American Chestnut tree: Chestnut trees have good growth, but there is always a risk of Chestnut Blight killing my 100% American Chestnuts. I also have Chinese and Hybrid Chestnut trees started.
Asiatic Dayflower
Asiatic Dayflower is a self-seeding annual plant that has been slowly spreading here. I read that this plant is edible, though I haven’t tried it yet.
Nature Manmade Colors
Long Forgotten
Native Iowa Ferns
Some small ferns persist on moist, northern banks above the streams.
Common Occurrence
During large rain events, the flooding waters routinely take out the stream fences.