Bishops Mills

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The Bitter Red field (named after an Apple tree with bitter red fruit) by Frederick W. Schueler and Aleta Karstad in Bishops Mills, Grenville County, Ontario

Shallow soil limestone oldfield with Scotch Pines volunteered from seed blown over from a neighbour's yard tree. Hare browsing is evident on the younger trees, and one of the older trees (perhaps 20 years old) has a heavy cone crop. We intend to cut the Scotch Pine down as invasive aliens, count their rings, and watch natural succession resume in this old field. We are also attempting eradication of invasive Cathartic Buckthorn, and watching the alien Honeysuckle replace the native Hawthorns in the fencerows. ~ photo taken 8 February 2010

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