MOM 2006 journal for pdf.pmd - University of Michigan-Flint
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Figure 3. The distribution <strong>of</strong> Sugar Maple and White Ash within the Jensen Landscape.<br />
Conclusion<br />
Was Jensen’s vision full filled and still thriving?<br />
The original Jensen landscape blueprints identify eighteen species <strong>of</strong> trees (Table 3). All <strong>of</strong><br />
these species were found in the landscape except Sourgum (Nyssa sylvatica), Tamarack (Larix<br />
laricina), and Butternut (Juglans cinerea) indicating that Jensen’s vision <strong>of</strong> a mesic <strong>for</strong>est typical<br />
<strong>of</strong> southeastern <strong>Michigan</strong> was fulilled and continues to thrive. Future analysis <strong>of</strong> the landscape<br />
will prove which species utilized the opening within the canopy due to the decline <strong>of</strong> White Ash<br />
population, most notably in sections F and G.2. Additionally, if Sugar Maples thrive to obtain<br />
canopy status within this vacancy (Fig. 3), the future education and production <strong>of</strong> maple syrup<br />
will remain <strong>for</strong> generations (Berry <strong>2006</strong>).<br />
Table 3. Original species included in the landscape blueprint <strong>of</strong> Jens Jensen.<br />
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)<br />
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)<br />
White Oak (Quercus alba)<br />
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)<br />
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)<br />
White Ash (Fraxinus americana)<br />
Red Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)<br />
Hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)<br />
Blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana)<br />
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)<br />
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)<br />
Basswood (Tilia americana)<br />
Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.)<br />
Juneberry (Amelanchier arborea)<br />
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)<br />
SPECIES NOT PRESENT INCLUDE:<br />
Sourgum (Nyssa sylvatica)<br />
Tamarack (Larix laricina)<br />
Butternut (Juglans cinerea)<br />
Meeting <strong>of</strong> Minds <strong>2006</strong> 139