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Research courtesy of D.A. Sawyer Norfolk County is in the Deciduous Forest Region of Canada, which lies in Southern Ontario. The Deciduous Forest consists of mostly hardwoods; about 60 different species in total. This includes a few trees that also grow in the Boreal forest, most of the trees of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forest region and some trees that grow only in the Deciduous Forest. The Deciduous Forest Region is sometimes called the "Carolinian" Forest. The name Carolinian comes from a forest region in the United States that runs from South Carolina north and extends for a small distance into Southern Ontario. Many of these Carolinian species grow only in small pockets along Lake Erie and Lake Huron. All of the Carolinian trees are rare today, with four species on the endangered species list for Canada, two threatened species and one of "special concern". Norfolk County is amazing! It has much biodiversity and the highest percentage of forested land in Southern Ontario, about 25%. Much of the forested land is protected. Most species of the Deciduous Forest can be found in Norfolk County, including some of the rare species. Trees of the Deciduous Forest: Photos and Facts by Tree Note: This is a "work in progress". |
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