A newer, tougher kind of forest

This area was once a meadow covered by invasive crown vetch, which crowded out the native plants that once grew here. After Cornell Botanic Gardens staff removed much of this aggressive plant, they intentionally restored forest in its place. Seeds were collected from a wide variety of local wild trees including yellow birch, white oak, burr oak and cherry, and were grown in the plant nursery near here before they were planted in this meadow.

This newly forested area is part of our efforts to plant trees throughout our areas to increase the health and resilience of forests in the face of climate change. Donate to the Future Forests Initiative.