Nurse Trees, Logs and Stumps
editThe Nurse Tree is the largest and the fastest growing tree that provides shade for little trees, plants, and bugs/critters in the forest. In Hawthorne Park, Nurse Trees are located by streams/water and are surrounded by little plants, as well as contain a lot of holes so small animals can live in them. Nurse Logs are nurse trees that have fallen, are usually covered in moss and whose primary contribution is providing shade for little critters. Also, a Nurse Stump is formed at the original location of a Nurse Tree when it falls.[1] Whether Nurse Tree,Nurse Log or Nurse Stump, many animals including Crank worms, Aphid, Tent Caterpillars, Skeletonizer, Scale, Wasps and Hornets will usually be found habituating there.
