Submitted by Strongbow85 t3_10m89e8 in Pennsylvania
Ihaveaboot t1_j62h6xm wrote
Reply to comment by Strongbow85 in Oaks are dying at record rates across Chesapeake region by Strongbow85
I've noticed conifer saplings have taken over here and are growing like weeds (at least for the past 2 springs). Hemlock, spruce and fir.
Not so much for hardwoods.
Strongbow85 OP t1_j62lwse wrote
It's good that hemlocks are growing, they're being hit hard by the Hemlock woolly adelgid.
Blexcr0id t1_j683tg0 wrote
Conifers establish earlier in the timeline of forest succession from clear-cutting or land clearing operations. Deciduous trees take a few decades to get established so you'll see more of them as time goes on.
https://dukeforest.duke.edu/forest-environment/forest-succession/
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