The Trees of Torsey Pond
Trees are essential to Torsey Pond if only for the following reasons:
- their visual effect of natural beaty
- their contribution to the maintenance of a satisfactory water table
- their role in the prevention of erosion
Get to know more about” the Woods in Your Back yard”
Of the many types of trees found on the shores of Torsey Pond and in some of the depths beyond the shoreline are the following:
Eastern White Pine |
Pussy Willow |
Red (Norway) Pine |
American Beech |
White (Paper) Pine |
Northern Red Oak |
Yellow Birch |
Black Oak |
Gray Birch |
Pin Cherry |
Eastern Hemlock |
Sugar (Rock) Maple |
Tamarack (Hackmatack, Larch) |
Red Maple |
Quaking Aspen (Poplar) |
Striped Maple |
Balsam Fir |
Silver maple |
Black Spruce |
American Elm |
White Spruce |
American Basswood (Linden) |
White Cedar |
White Ash |
Hornbeam (Ironwood) |
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