TVCC Native Habitat Species

The mowing of the TVCC Native Habitat Zone has stopped and the restoration experiment has begun! Refer to this page for a pictorial account of ecological succession in the zone.

 

May, 2008

Secondary Succession in action! Note the spontaneous germination of native tree species from dormant seeds in the soil.

Grassland ecosystem

Woodland ecosystem

Riparian ecosystem

Oak saplings

Chinese Privet (introduced)

Cherry Laurel

Chinese Tallow

This is an invasive, introduced species.

Chinese Privet/Japanese Honeysuckle

Southern Catalpa

Introduced species

 

Spontaneous germination of native East Texas plant species