native plants

Sugar Maple is New York's state tree and has one well-known, particularly sweet feature: syrup.

The lower layer of the bark contains a compound that tastes and smells like wintergreen or rootbeer. Twigs from smaller trees can be snapped off and chewed up for a tasty treat on the hiking trail.

The Christmas fern gets that name because the leaflets’ shape is similar to a Christmas stocking hung over the fireplace.

Witch Hazel is a small tree with multiple smooth trunks and flowers that look otherworldly, burgundy with yellow petals bursting out that look like crinkled yellow ribbons.

The Maidenhair fern is not as common as some other ferns, but it can still be found in damp, shady woods, especially down by ravines.

The flower blooms for about a month between September and October.