Trees

Trees can be identified based on their physical characteristics: leaves, fruit, and bark. For example: Hardwood trees are deciduous, meaning they lose their leaves every year.
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Right beside Rudy and Jim, we see several vines: Virginia Creeper, Poison Ivy, and Blackberry. Some of the trees in the area are Black Birch and Tuliptree. Some Wild Strawberry can be seen as well...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

At this next stop, we see Shortia plants, Rhododendron, Eastern Hemlock, Fraser Magnolia, and Maroon Sweetshrub.
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 8

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Close to the waterfall, Bluet flowers, Saxifrage, Butterweed, Spicebush, Mountain Buckeye trees, Dutchman’s Pipe vines, Wild Yam, Partridgeberry, and Long Spurred violets dominate cool, moist...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 10

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lake Jocassee – Here, standing on a rock outcropping, Rudy and Jim analyze Lake Jocassee’s geographic features, along with the variety of trees found around the lake: White Pine, Virginia Pine, and...
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Edge - Here, where the high ground meets the flood plain, we see more plant diversity. Large Cinnamon Ferns, Dog Hobble, Loblolly Pine trees, and American Beech trees frequent the area. With a...
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

As Rudy and Jim make their way closer to the Flood Plain, we see more tall canopy trees: Red Maple trees, and Sweet Gum trees. Several flowering plants grow in the area as well: Elderberry, Winged...
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Rudy and Jim find a young Bald Cypress tree, and a Papaw tree, which flowers in the early springtime.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Oxbow Lake – A Laurel Oak tree has found a way to support itself in the muddy, wet soil. Water Tupelo trees, Bald Cypress trees, and Loblolly Pines dominate the areas closer to the swamp.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 10

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Closer to the water, Rudy and Jim find more Cypress-Tupelo trees, and come across two Clubtail dragonflies in the process of mating.