Twisted Oak Savanna – 2021

[To see photos and stories of the savanna in other years, see the links on the main Twisted Oak Savanna page.]

This year we did our usual spring mowing. I spent some time pulling Queen Anne’s Lace – mostly in the sunny prairie areas near the bench. Common Burdock is still coming up in the newest part of the savanna – at the northern end – so I cut and treated all the plants I could find there, and in a few other trouble spots.

1/3/2021

2/27/2021

3/21/2021

4/5/2021

4/16/2021 Just after the spring mowing

4/16/2021

5/10/2021 At the north end of the savanna where there are numerous Hawthorn trees mixed in with the oaks

5/22/2021 I did some clearing on this west facing remnant last year, and girdled most of the remaining birches.

5/26/2021

6/1/2021

7/29/2021 Looking into Ragwort Opening. The opening used to be separated from the path by a patch of brushy woods, but since we cut those trees, the whole area gets more light.