Trees


The EcoLab has many different types of trees, from deciduous oaks to coniferous pines. At the EcoLab there are over seventy acres of lush forests. It was not always like this, though, in 1962, the property was bought, it was just an empty lot. Carl Shultz and Mr. Madden planted the trees that can now be seen at the EcoLab.

The trees below have one thing in common that you may have noticed; they're all coniferous trees. There are some deciduous trees trees at the EcoLab, but we only wrote about some conifers. You're probably wondering what coniferous means. Conifer is a group of trees that bear cones and do not lose their leaves/needles in the winter months. The four trees pictured above all belong to the coniferous family.

The pictures at the top are actual pictures taken at the EcoLab. If you go to the EcoLab, you can see each of them from the trails. There are also many other trees at the EcoLab, so go there and explore!


The one on the top left is a white pine. You can recognize it by its bunches of needles, which have five needles for each bunch. The white pine grows to about sixty feet tall. That's about as tall as six school buses stacked in top of each other!

This is a tamarack pine. They grow about 40-50 feet tall, and, unlike the other pines, lose their needles in the winter.

The tree pictured above is a spruce, but you probably recognize it as a Christmas tree. They reach anywhere from 60 to 200 feet tall, and a dark, green-brown color.

The scot's pine with reddish brown bark. They grow about 60 feet tall, and have short pinecones.