Upper figure shows gully in southeastern part of Reservation, which
has enlarged and deepened greatly in the past 40 years. Heavy
precipitation in the summer of 1951 resulted in the undermining and
collapse of many large and medium sized trees, as shown in this
photograph taken in March, 1956, by H. S. Fitch.
Lower figure shows Cottonwood fifteen feet in circumference,
growing on hilltop near south edge of the Reservation. This is the
largest tree on the area. Several exceptionally large black oaks,
chestnut oaks, and elms are present on the same hilltop. Photograph
taken in December, 1954, by H. S. Fitch.]
[Illustration: PLATE 8
Large American elm at edge of bottomland field in west part of the
Reservation. Photograph taken on April 2, 1955, by H. S. Fitch.]