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Vegetation Census Lab. Field Trip to Sessions Woods. Line Transect Sampling. Three layers in the forest. Herbaceous layer 0-1 m Shrub layer 1-2 m Tree layer >2 m. Acer saccharum. Sugar maple. Acer rubrum. Red maple. Fraxinus americana. White ash.
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Three layers in the forest Herbaceous layer 0-1 m Shrub layer 1-2 m Tree layer >2 m
Acer saccharum Sugar maple
Acer rubrum Red maple
Fraxinus americana White ash
Populus tremuloides Aspen
Fagus grandifolia American beech
Betula pendula European white birch
Batula papyrifera Paper birch
Betula lenta Black birch
Catalpa speciosa Northern catalpa
Castanea dentata American chestnut
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood
Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut
Quercus rubra Red oak
Quercus palustris Pin oak
Quercus alba White oak
Quercus velutina Black oak
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine
Picea pungens Blue spruce
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip tree
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel
Viburnum lantanoides Hobble bush
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Toxicodendron radicans Poison ivy