Sentences with phrase «hickory forests»

So, of all of them, the north woods is probably about 90 acres and that's the most natural, like more of a typical oak - hickory forests and what might have really been here and then the local central park has been modified a lot.

The area now is rich in oak and hickory forest, encouraged by more warming during the last 2,000 years, but then, Opuntia species were part of the dominant desert plant community.

Not exact matches

Phillips says in Indiana forests, oaks and hickories tend to be more drought resistant, while the sugar maple, tulip poplar and sassafras are more drought susceptible.

• Dutchess County Guest House in Stanfordville, New York, an intimate retreat woven into a mature forest of oak, hickory, and birch that blurs the boundaries between forest and dwelling;

In the forests, fire - hating trees like oak and hickory muscle aside fire - loving species like loblolly, longleaf, and slash pine, which are so dependent on regular burning that their cones will only open and release seed when exposed to flame.