After a very long winter and a pretty cold spring, plants are blooming trees are budding and it is getting green once again. Through out the woods Leeks, also known as Ramps, are everywhere. These are edible plants which are like a wild onion and are delicious. They can be eaten raw or most people use them in soups and stews for their nice flavor. These are one of the first plants that grow in the spring and are able to withstand multiple frosts.
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| Wild leeks you eat the roots. |
Along with leeks Red maples are beginning to bud giving the hills a reddish tone another early sign of spring which is very welcoming. There are many trees that are now beginning to bud giving the hills a green tint. The deciduous forests of North America where once a non stop forest from the middle of Maine to the edges of Ohio south to Georgia. It is one of Americas largest biomes and includes much diversity in plant life to animal life. Every year the trees in this region loose their leaves in the fall for preparation for winter as if they kept their leaves it would be a waste of energy, and they would die do to the freezing and expansion of their cells. In the spring the regrow their leaves and the cycle continues.
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| This is a picture of a budding Red Maple sapling |
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