I actually first visited this forest (Lot A) briefly on November 1st when we were looking at a few different properties for potential purchase. At that time there were still leaves on some of the trees, so I could easily identify a few of them. The leaves in the picture below are from Tulip Tree, Sassafras, Northern Red Oak, Chestnut Oak, and Red Maple.
I spent a full day on November 23rd and could study the forest in more detail although it was difficult to identify many of the species as all the trees were entirely bare. There are Fraser Magnolia. The bark is smooth like a Beech but the buds are not narrow, scaly, and pointed like Beech buds.
Based on the square blocky plates patterning the bark, the tree in the picture below may be a Common Persimmon, or a Blackgum. Later confirmed as a Blackgum.
There are also Sourwood trees. This one had dangling seed pods in the branches overhead.
Only a handful of small evergreen trees are growing on Lot A. The largest one is an approximately 6ft tall Eastern White Pine at the SE corner. The other evergreen specimens are also Eastern White Pines, but even smaller.
Other big trees, yet to be identified...
The one in the picture below is some kind of Hickory based on a few decayed shells I found around the area. It seems to be at least 80ft tall.
There are a lot of Tulip Trees. I think most of the trees in the view below are Tulip Trees. A characteristic feature being white furrows in the bark. I think the tree in the center with thick ropey bark is a Black Locust. All of the trees of this species within these 10 acres seemed to be dead as they have bracket fungi on the trunks and sparse upper branches - no idea why.
High up in the winter canopy of the Tulip Trees are the woody seed pods, visible as white specks in the picture below.
The terrain is undulating with some fairly steep areas. It levels out on top of a ridge with some great scenery.
Got some good drone pictures.
Notice my car towards the lower right of the picture. Lot A ends about halfway up the picture where the Conservation Area begins. My property also extends further towards the lower left of the picture - could not send my drone high enough to capture the entire area in one shot due to its maximum altitude limitation.
A couple of colorful pictures from my first visit on November 1st 2020 when I was looking at a few different properties to buy.