Observations by tonyo700

I'm puzzled by these snags in the woods behind my house. The tree appears to have very rough, mature bark for such small diameter. Many snags from sapling size up to 8' diameter. Most 4-8" DBH. My guess is that these trees are not tolerant and died back when canopy grew back in after logging within the last 50 years. Maybe an early successional species? They are found at the transition between white pine/pitch pine forest and hardwood forest.