Black Chokeberry – Infestation

Black Chokeberry – Infestation

Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. A shrub that can grow to 2.0 m in height but is usually only 30-40 cm tall in blueberry fields. Forms compact patches from rhizomes. Leaves are alternate and dark, waxy green with toothed margins. Stems and leaves are...
Bayberry – Pistillate

Bayberry – Pistillate

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...
Bayberry – Staminate

Bayberry – Staminate

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...
Bayberry – Fruit

Bayberry – Fruit

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...
Bayberry – Leaf

Bayberry – Leaf

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...
Speckled Alder – Young Shrub

Speckled Alder – Young Shrub

Speckled Alder Alnus incana (L.)Moench. ssp. rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen A coarse, multi-stemmed shrub regenerating from a crown up to 2.0 m or more tall and adapted to wet soils. Stems are smooth, reddish-brown with orange pits. Leaves are oval, thick, with toothed...