Mountain Laurel Thicket

Mountain laurel is an evergreen shrub native to the eastern united states from southern maine to northern florida and west to indiana and louisiana. The spring flowering mountain laurel kalmia latifolia provides a flush of light pink blooms after a harsh winter.

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Mountain laurel thicket

All board meetings are open to all laurel thicket property owners. Such thickets prevent oak seedlings from becoming established and developing into competitive reproduction. They are also quite sticky to touch.

For me one of these places is a thicket of old mountain laurels that my brother and i hiked through on our way to an outcrop we called the ledge. Note the 8 foot range pole in the center of the photo to appreciate the density and height of the shrubs. There are small hells on the side of poplar mountain near our home.

A compact rounded crown. And beautiful large pink flower clusters. Where to find mountain laurel mountain laurel was first recorded growing in the wild in 1624 and can be found on rocky ridges and mountainous forest areas as far south as the florida panhandle as far north as southern quebec and as far west as indiana and louisiana.

These hells are areas where the laurel grows so close and thickly that it is just about impassable. Photo by peter wendelken. If you were fortunate enough to grow up with freedom to roam outdoors there are likely certain places that stick with you.

Mountain laurel was designated as pennsylvania s official state flower in 1933 mountain laurel is also a symbol of connecticut. In it i mentioned one thing i haven t historically enjoyed about mountain laurels in the past laurel hells. Evergreen many stemmed thicket forming shrub or sometimes a small tree with short crooked trunk.

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