Look around you. Nearby do you see the three trees growing closely together and intertwined? On my guided walk with Paul he referred to this location as "Cannibal Grove". All three trees are cedars, and unfortunately only one will win the battle. The losing tree could be anything, including another cedar that just happens to be younger/smaller.
As you wander through the forest, see if you can identify each of twelve native tree species that grow along the trails in Dog Woods:
* Douglas Fir
* Douglas Maple
* Western Redcedar
* Western Hemlock
* Bigleaf Maple
* Scouler’s Willow
* Red Alder
* Bitter Cherry
* Grand Fir
* Black Cottonwood
* Paper Birch
* Sitka Spruce
As Dogwoods undertake restoration work in the years ahead, they plan to introduce other native tree species, including: Cascara (Rhamnus purshiana); Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia), Pacific Crabapple (Malus fusca), and Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia).
As you continue your walk through Dogwoods you will also probably notice all the Baby Birches that have been painstakingly propagated and protected! Volunteers planted nearly 300 birch seedlings in Dog Woods recently, most in the area off the South Trail near the Living Stump Spur. It will be exciting to see how this nature reserve changes in the years to come!