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      • Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus ochrophaeus]
      • Allegheny Mountain Dusky x Northern Dusky Salamander Complex [ Desmognathus ochrophaeus x Desmognathus fuscus]
      • Black- Bellied Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus quadramaculatus]
      • Northern two-lined Salamander [Eurycea bislineata]
      • Northern Spring Salamander 1 [Gyrinophilus porphyriticus]
      • Northern Spring Salamanders 2 [Gyrinophilus porphyriticus]
      • Four-toed Salamander [Hemidactylium scutatum]
      • Red-spotted Newt [Notophthalmus viridescens]
      • Eastern Red-back Salamander 1 [Plethodon cinereus]
      • Eastern Red-back Salamanders 2 [Plethodon cinereus]
      • Northern Slimy Salamander [Plethodon glutinosus]
      • Northern Red Salamander [Pseudotriton ruber]
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The beautiful Common Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana] in bloom. Dauphin County, Pa. 10-25-21
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The beautiful Common Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana] in bloom. Dauphin County, Pa. 10-25-21
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Witch Hazel Cone Gall Aphid [Hormaphis hamamelidis] has laid its eggs between the leaf structure of a Common Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana], leaf creating these unusual galls. Dauphin County, Pa.
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Red Maple [Acer rubrum] in bloom.Dauphin County,Pa.4-9-21
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American Holly [Ilex opaca].Dauphin County,Pa.3-5-21
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Winterberry [Ilex verticillata].Perry County,Pa.10-8-20
Witch Hazel buds just opening and their flowers unfurling [Hamamelis virginiana].Dauphin County,Pa.10-5-20.The more I see Witch Hazel the more I am fascinated by this beautiful plant.
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New Sweet Birch leaf [Betula lenta].Dauphin County,Pa.5-12-20
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Burl on a Black Gum tree [Nyssa sylvatica].Dauphin County,Pa.11-5-19
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The beautiful needles of the Tamarack or Eastern Larch [Larix laricina].The needles turn a golden yellow before fallen off for the winter.Dauphin County,Pa.11-10-19-"One of the northernmost trees.Indians used the slender roots to sew together strips of birch bark for their canoes.Roots bent at right angles served the colonists as knees in small ships ,joining the ribs to deck timbers."From the Audubon book Field guide To North American Trees
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​Fallen Pitch Pine needle in late afternoon sun.Dauphin County,Pa.11-3-19
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Pitch Pine needle in Huckleberry bush.Dauphin County,Pa.11-1-19
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Black Oak leaf [Quercus velutina].Dauphin County,Pa.10-25-19.The reason leaves fascinate me,isn't just their spectacular fall color,looking at them at this time of year you can see a story.All the battles the tree and it's leaves have fought all season long,from late frost to drought,disease and insects-it is all there if you just take the time to look.
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American chestnut [Castanea dentata].Dauphin County,Pa.10-25-19
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American Witchhazel [Hamamelis virginiana]in bud.Dauphin County,Pa.10-25-19.It wouldn't be fall to me without seeing the beautiful Witchhazel in Bloom,one of the very few plants you will see flowering in the fall
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American Witchhazel [Hamamelis virginiana]in bud.Dauphin County,Pa.10-15-19.It wouldn't be fall to me without seeing the beautiful Witchhazel in Bloom,one of the very few plants you will see flowering in the fall
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The delicious fruit of the Paw Paw tree [Asimina triloba].Dauphin County,Pa.10-1-19
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An beautiful old Black Gum tree,with a stream running through its trunk.[Nyssa sylvatica].Dauphin County,Pa.4-4-19
Red spruce needles floating on a vernal pool [Picea rubens].Dauphin County,Pa.3-23-19
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Red spruce needles floating on a vernal pool [Picea rubens].Dauphin County,Pa.3-23-19
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Red Oak [Quercus rubra].Dauphin County,Pa.1-1-19
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Balsam Fir seedling [Abies balsamea].Coos County,N.H.9-5-18
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Balsam Fir [Abies balsamea] growing out of a small stump.Coos County,N.H.7-4-15
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Apple tree [Malus sylvestris],from the lumber days late 1800's.Tioga County,5-14-17.Notice the Yellow Bellied Sapsucker [Sphyrapicus varius] holes in the bark,for drinking sap.
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Black Oak caps [Quercus velutina].Dauphin County,1-14-17
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"Wild Apple"[Malus sylvestris].Tioga county,11-10-11
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Balsam Fir[Abies balsamea],seedling[with Lichens,British Soldiers[Cladonia cristatella].Coos county,N.H.,9-12-10
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Tree growing around a rock.Schuylkill county,8-1-14
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Shagbark Hickory[Carya ovata],nut in shell..Dauphin county,10-2-13
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"Growth"in Black Oak[Quercus velutina].Dauphin county,8-12-11
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Hickory[Carya],shell.Dauphin county,4-2-11
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Birch Tree[Betula],growing on rock.Warren county,5-26-12
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Paper Birch"Canoe Birch"[Betula papyrifera].Coos county,N.H.,9-10-14
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Crooked White Oak[Querus alba].Dauphin county,3-22-13
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American Holly[Ilex opaca]leaves with snow.Christmas eve,Dauphin county,12-24-13
American Holly[Ilex opaca].Christmas eve,Dauphin county,12-24-13
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Yellow Birch[Betula alleghaniensis]  growing out of stump.Tioga county,6-11-10
Paper Birch"Canoe Birch"[Betula papyrifera].Coos county,N.H.9-10-14
"Wild" Apple"[Malus sylvestris] trees[old trees left over from the lumber days late 1800's]&apple trees with bear claw marks.Tioga county,11-11-11
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      • Blue-Spotted Salamander [Ambystoma laterale]
      • Jefferson Complex [Ambystoma jeffersonianum x laterale]
      • Spotted Salamander 1 [Ambystoma maculatum]
      • Spotted Salamanders 2 [Ambystoma maculatum]
      • Marbled Salamander 1 [Ambystoma opacum]
      • Marbled Salamanders 2 [Ambystoma opacum]
      • Mole Salamander [Ambystoma talpoideum]
      • Northern Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus fuscus]
      • Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus ochrophaeus]
      • Allegheny Mountain Dusky x Northern Dusky Salamander Complex [ Desmognathus ochrophaeus x Desmognathus fuscus]
      • Black- Bellied Dusky Salamander [Desmognathus quadramaculatus]
      • Northern two-lined Salamander [Eurycea bislineata]
      • Northern Spring Salamander 1 [Gyrinophilus porphyriticus]
      • Northern Spring Salamanders 2 [Gyrinophilus porphyriticus]
      • Four-toed Salamander [Hemidactylium scutatum]
      • Red-spotted Newt [Notophthalmus viridescens]
      • Eastern Red-back Salamander 1 [Plethodon cinereus]
      • Eastern Red-back Salamanders 2 [Plethodon cinereus]
      • Northern Slimy Salamander [Plethodon glutinosus]
      • Northern Red Salamander [Pseudotriton ruber]
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    • Molly
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    • The Hermitage,Mahantongo Valley,Schuylkill county,8-9-15
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