I remember when I was there thinking it looked limestone which definitely would not be indigenous.Being an old caver I"ve had a bit of experience with limestone.
There no trail to it if my memory serves me right.we crossed the meadow from east to west heading back toward the road and just wandered into it.Amazing coincidence we'd wander into the same thing like that off trail then again not really because bob is a plant man and likes his spungs so he was...
Me and Bill found that thing maybe 15 years ago and wondered what it was.I gave Bob the coords to it but I don't think He has seen it yet.You went looking for it from my coords or just wandered into it?
I have word from a botanist that this is wild raisin or withe-rod, Viburnum nudum, likely var. nudum (based on plant's height), but possibly V. nudum var. cassinoides (usually taller but would need to see leaf margins and seeds to be sure).
This is the reply I got from an official of the Nebraska national Forest and Grasslands facebook page
Greg Wright Hi Alfred - what you are seeing is a string of hand planted trees, most likely rocky mountain juniper. These shelter belts are placed to serve as bedding or thermal cover for...
My bad! It is in an open bog.Actually much of it can be walked on but there are bad spots.It is sort of like Canadian Tundra but with occasional trees.It is Canaan Valley Wildlife refuge and is a high elevation wetland and is gorgeous.I have wandered into bear several times here,the creeks are...