BGuthrie Photos: TN -- Natchez Trace Parkway -- Mile 363.0 -- Sweetwater Branch

TN -- Natchez Trace Parkway -- Mile 363.0 -- Sweetwater Branch:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. NT3630_170606_001.JPG: Sweetwater Branch This small branch receives its name from the clean and fresh, or "sweet", flavor of its water. Thousands of years of erosion and flooding have gradually built up the fertile bottom lands that you see under cultivation near here. The branch is still carving and shaping the valley, you may follow the struggle of trees and other vegetation to gain a hold in the shallow rocky soil in the bottom in a 15-minute stroll along this nature trail.
2. NT3630_170606_020.JPG: American Beech: The smooth, gray bark and waxy leaves of the BEECH distinguished it from other bottom land trees. The nuts are a favorite good of many woodland animals.
3. NT3630_170606_026.JPG: Muscadine Grape: MUSCADINE GRAPEVINES "climb" by coiling the tips of numerous tendrils into cracks in the bark of trees. Override grapes often ferment and may cause birds and animals consuming them to become intoxicated.
4. NT3630_170606_030.JPG: Birds: Many birds are dependent upon the bottom land forest for food and shelter. If you watch closely, you may see towhees, chickadees, sparrows, cardinals, thrushes, mockingbirds, juncos, woodpeckers, and many other species.
5. NT3630_170606_033.JPG: Split Rock: The tremendous force of a tree root may be see here where this maple root has split a huge sandstone rock. This is one of the ways a large rock may eventually be broken into small stones and pebbles.
6. NT3630_170606_039.JPG: Sinkhole: This is the beginning of a sinkhole. Weak acid in the water has eaten away the underlying rocks. Notice the accumulation of debris which collects as the water drains into the sinkhole.
7. NT3630_170606_045.JPG: Black Walnut: BLACK WALNUT prefers the deep moist soils of the bottom land forest. The chocolate brown color and durability of the wood make it one of the most sought after trees of this forest community.
8. NT3630_170606_050.JPG: Bluebells: Many wildflowers grow along stream bottoms, such as this large patch of BLUEBELLS. Throughout the spring and summer over 100 varieties of flowers may be found in this low-land area.
9. NT3630_170606_063.JPG: Soil Building: Seeping ground water, chemical action, and physical pressures from plant roots, and repeated freezing and thawing are gradually reducing these sold rocks into small granules. Decaying leaves, animal remains, and decaying wood will mix with these granules to add another layer of soil to the forest floor.
10. NT3630_170606_087.JPG: Walking Fern: This WALKING FERN reproduces by sending out tentiles, or leaf tips, which take root and start a new plant. Thus it seems to "walk" across the sides of this rock.
11. NT3630_170606_097.JPG: Continuous Struggle: Trees cling to the sides of these hills, struggling until the time when the sandstone will become so weakened that it will no longer support their weight.
12. NT3630_170606_106.JPG: Wind Thrown Trees: Notice the amount of wind thrown trees in this area. Repeated spring floods which remove soil followed by high winds combine to topple trees whose crowns extended above surrounding trees.
13. NT3630_170606_114.JPG: Sugar Maple: The SUGAR MAPLE is widely distributed due to its tolerance of other trees. Strength and resistance to fungus and insect pests make this an important forest member. As its name suggests, it is the source of sap used in producing maple sugar.
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