Tour - Dendrology Tour, Unity

Dendrology Tour, Unity

Unity, Maine 04988, United States

Created By: Unity College

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These are my favorite 20 trees that are around the town Unity Maine. Unity is a small town with lots of open space mixed in with heavy forests. There are plenty of trees that are alongside of Unity Pond and that is where majority of my favorite trees are. It is always wet and muddy around the waters edge with few trees however a few feet from the pond there plenty of different tree species which have caught my eye.

Along this walk to be prepared for multiple different surfaces I personally recomend a good sturdy pair of boots. In Maine the weather can change at any time and can make the walk muddy or even snowy and icy. With this in mind make sure you know what the weather is like before making the walk. I also recomend a pair of long pants to prevent scratching up your legs as you walk through some parts of thick brush.

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Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

This tree resides right behind the house at 264 Main st. Unity, ME. It is right at the edge of the driveway grown around some thick brush. Personally I love this tree in the fall the colors of the leaves as they change from the bright green... Read more

Black Maple (Acer nigrum)

This tree stands alone in the middle of the yard. It casts a nice spot of shade just before the porch. I like this tree for the size and shape. It has a wide spread of its braches and as the braches go up it has a rounded shape. It is a nic... Read more

Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

This tree stands just off to the right of the Black maple and stands in a cluster with three other species. These species are the common lilac, white spruce and hydrangea bush. This is one of my favoirte trees, in general I like all pines i... Read more

White Spruce (Picea glauca)

The white spruce is right beside the pitch pine. It is also apart of the cluster with the three other species. It is located more on the right side of the house at 264 Main st. I like this tree becasue the needles are a nice pale green whic... Read more

Black Oak (Quercus velutina)

This tree is a smaller tree that stands just below the porch and at the end of the driveway of the house on Main st. It also has a bush growing in the same spot as the tree. I love this tree for its leaves. The shape of the leaves on the bl... Read more

Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

This tree stands along the property line of the house. In the backyard it is off to the right just after the tall grass and garden. It stands in between two large open fields. I like this tree for its fall colors of red leaves. Red is my fa... Read more

Grey Birch (Betula populifolia)

This tree stands at the end of the field off to the right in the backyard. It stands on the edge of our field just before Marina rd. I like this tree for the color of its bark unlike most trees it has a white exterior bark with green leaves... Read more

Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

This is a small tree that stands in the parking lot just before the fence at Camp rd. It is alone with a few golden rods surrounding it. I like this tree becasue when I saw it it was small so most likely it is a young tree with potential to... Read more

Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentali)

This tree stands alone on the opposite side of the Eastern white pine. It is low to the ground and can be missed if not looking with a close eye. Persoanlly I like the Black raspberry since it produces the fruit black raspberries which are ... Read more

Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra)

This tree stands to the left near the Black raspberry. It is a thin tree and stands out with its bright yellow leaves. This tree is one of my favorites because for how the tree is formed. With the thin trunk and think branches holding brigh... Read more

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

This tree resides on the right side of the walkway towards the water, it is at the end of the cement patch on the right of the beginning of the trail. I like the black locust because of it's dark bark and how it has thorns along the branche... Read more

Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)

This tree is near the Black Locust, just off to the left closer to the walkway to Unity Pond. At this time of year in fall, winter is almost here and most leaves have fallen off this tree. However even with no leaves in the winter with how ... Read more

Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

In between the Black raspberry and Slippery Elm is where the Lowbush blueberry is. It is hard to see in all the fallen leaves during the fall however sticks out with the bright red leaves. These leaves are really cool to me and I like how i... Read more

Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica)

This tree stands alone to the left before the the waters edge. It is a big tree can't be missed with it's drooping branches.I like this tree because of its droopy look and how the branches droop low to the ground. The leaves are cool with c... Read more

Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

This tree stands farther behind the slippery elm and black raspberry, it stands just before the tree with the "no trespassing" sign. I like this tree becasue it produces one of my favorite fruits, black cherries. It is also a pretty tree to... Read more

White Ash (Fraxinus americana)

This tree resides along the roadway back towards Marina rd. It is just before the train tracks on the left. It is a young very young tree and low to the ground with only a few leaves. It is a little hard to come across however if you look c... Read more

Bush Honeysuckle (Amur honeysuckle)

The bush honeysuckle is located just behind the white ash, left of the traintracks. It is rather thin and delicate it has medium sized leaves that are a light green in color. I like the bush honeysuckle when it is fruiting since it has thes... Read more

Grey Alder (Alnus incana)

This tree is off to the left of the pond, just under the weepng willow there is a small walkway still has some thick brush but can tell people have made a path through there. It is on the left over some bushes, and in the background you can... Read more

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

This tree is located just along the waters edge of the pond to the left of Unity Pond. It's surroundings are always wet and muddy and you will need some boots to access this tree. This is one of my all time favorite trees. Since red being m... Read more

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

This tree is located behind the fence in the parking lot at the end of Camp rd. Over the fence and walk back a couple feet and the Western hemlock will be resting low to the ground. I really like this tree becasue of its size right now. Wit... Read more