Temperate deciduous forest (Berkshires, MA)
- Sugar Maple is a very shade tolerant tree, allowing it to grow under the canopy of other trees in the deciduous forest during the spring and summer months when the trees in the area are in bloom.
- American Elm can withstand low temperatures and can continue to through colder months until frost hits. This allows it to thrive in the mountains of Massachusetts.
- Birch has thin bark but it is resistant to decay which allows it to survive in this climate
- Black Knot infests trees that are found in this region.
- Fungi (unknown type) this type of fungi appears to be able to withstand freezing temperatures, and enjoy a cold moist climate which this deciduous forest provides, especially during this time of year.
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