Featured Species

Description
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) is a large deciduous tree widely distributed across southern Ontario. It can attain 35 m or more, and is a long-lived tree despite being shade intolerant. Walnuts prefer clay or loam soils, though they also thrive in sandy areas when other preferred growing conditions are

Description and habitat
Black Tupelo or Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica) is among the most unique species in the Long Point Basin. Historically included as part of the Dogwood Family (Cornaceae), it is now assigned to it’s own family, Nyssaceae, which is sister to another group containing the Hydrangeas. There are

Description and habitat
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) is a wetland species widely distributed across the Long Point Basin. In optimal conditions, Green Ash can grow a large tree to 25 m or more. It is one of five species of ash in the Long Point Basin – these include White

PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is an invasive herbaceous perennial native to Eurasia in the loosestrife family, Lythraceae. They are not closely related to most of Ontario’s native “Loosestrifes” such as Swamp Candles (Lysimachia terrestris), which are instead in the same genus as Northern Starflower (Lysimachia borealis) in the

Description and habitat
Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) is one of Long Point’s most ecologically important tree species. In ideal conditions, Black Ash can grow a large tree to 25 m or more. It is one of five species of ash in the Long Point Basin – these include Green Ash

Introduction
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is one of the Long Point Basin’s most widespread and ecologically important tree species. Red Maples are named for their autumn foliage, which is typically a bright crimson, and their spring flowers, which are also red. Red Maple sap can be boiled into maple syrup,

Introduction
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) is likely the Long Point Region’s most common tree species in natural forests. This tree is named for the high sugar content in the sap – Sugar Maple is the primary source of maple syrup. Other species, such as Yellow Birch (Betula lutea), have been

Description and habitat
White Ash (Fraxinus americana) is one of Long Point’s most ecologically important tree species. Mature White Ash are large trees, over 35 m tall on fertile soils. It is one of five species of ash in the Long Point Basin – these include Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica),

Description and habitat
Bitternut Hickory (Carya ovata) is a large deciduous tree in the Walnut Family (Juglandaceae), reaching 20-40 m tall at maturity. It is one of Long Point’s four hickory species – the other three species are the commonly observed Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) and the much rarer Red

Introducing Long Point’s oak trees 
The Long Point Basin has 8 species of oaks, distributed widely across many different ecosystems, from oak savannas (displayed in the rightmost photo) to swampy woodlands! These oaks are categorized into two major groups – red oaks (Quercus section Lobatae) and white oaks (Quercus section Quecus), with a few