I seriously doubt this tree is wild. I have been to the cypress swamps in southern Delaware and I seriously doubt Cypress nuts could have fell in a stream and floated into the bay and all the way across and up Sluice Creek without succumbing to salt water.In any case cypress nuts I do believe sink when they fall from the tree and will only sprout in dry years if they land in the mud and get time to sprout before being flooded again.From an earlier time;
https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/bald-cypress-tree-in-cape-may-county.3510/
Another reference;
http://www.ents-bbs.org/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=3669
Do birds eat cypress nuts?Will a cypress seed pass through a birds digestive tract unharmed? Did that big cypress on the banks of Sluice Creek marsh start out as a glorified Bird Turd?Given the location the tree is, I'd put my money on the birds. Just about every tree that wasn't already on our property is now here thanks to them.
Do birds eat cypress nuts?Will a cypress seed pass through a birds digestive tract unharmed? Did that big cypress on the banks of Sluice Creek marsh start out as a glorified Bird Turd?
Does it go through like corn and come out still viable? Or will the birds stomach acids destroy it and turn it into white slime?
Well if you ever find watermelons growing back in the woods it probably is my fault.Yes, that is the question. The Cypress fruit is similar to a pine cone with the seeds within the fruit. If it is like other fruits such a Dogwood, Holly, cherry, etc; they eat it for the fruit, and the seeds within the fruit get blown out the other end, similar to us humans if we eat a watermelon seed.
Well if you ever find watermelons growing back in the woods it probably is my fault.
But since you have brought up tomato plants does anyone know of a good spot to plant a couple dozen in the Timber beaver swamp?
So after reading this thread, my girlfriend and I decided to do some off-trail hiking at Beaver Swamp. I was last there years ago, but only walked along the earthen dam. This time we chose to follow Beaver Dam Rd. to its conclusion, then went east following a corduroy road that essentially parallels the trail that is highlighted on the map. Due to the recent rain, it was flooded and we should have turned around at this point. It became nothing but briars, red maples, and sphagnum. After scraping and crawling our way through, we finally reached the trail that took us along the southern ridge, which is essentially a continuation of Brooks Ave. I decided that instead of making a big loop and following the road, we'd cut through the timber and beaver swamp and cross the Sluice Creek. One of the worst hiking decisions I've ever made. The water was waist deep if not deeper in most sections, and there were many times we were facing a wall of briars. Trying to balance from one red maple hummock to another, the water was getting increasingly deeper as we approached Sluice Creek to our north. We finally crossed and eventually got to higher ground. I was never so happy to see holly trees as I was at that moment. We cut west across some shallower swamps but the briars only seemed to increase in size and cutting-capability. We made it back to Beaver Dam Rd. about a half mile north of my car and soggily made our way back. Two hours later in Vineland, I realized I left my bag on the road and had to return to get it; it was still there. Toughest bush-whacking hike I've ever done; one where you question how to keep going and the only reply is "I don't have any other options but to continue." The densest brush I've come across since Peaslee along the Manumuskin. Beaver Swamp is some extremely wild territory.
Yep. Funny story. Our sewer line got backed up by roots. Raw sewage started to come up through one of the vents. It was quickly taken care of but that small patch was avoided a bit during mowing. Two tomato plants took hold and gave us a nice amout of late season tomatoes. There is only one way they got there.Yes, that is the question. The Cypress fruit is similar to a pine cone with the seeds within the fruit. If it is like other fruits such a Dogwood, Holly, cherry, etc; they eat it for the fruit, and the seeds within the fruit get blown out the other end, similar to us humans if we eat a watermelon seed.
There is only one way they got there.