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 Near the fallen tree covered with mosses and other
epiphytes is a medium sized, gray barked tree. The bark of this tree is broken
into fine plates and its leaves are elliptical, dark green, and doubly
saw-toothed on their edges. This is an eastern hophornbeam, a relative
common under-story tree of eastern forests. This species, though, is not found
in any other section of our Nature Trail. The eastern hophornbeam is also called
the "ironwood tree" in reference to its extremely strong wood. It was used as
fence posts by European settlers and for other purposes demanding a very tough,
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