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This is about rock piles and stone mound sites in New England. A balance is needed between keeping them secret and making them public. Also arrowheads, stone tools and other surface archaeology.
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Possibly a young rhododendron? They're common in the woods here. Or, depending on the size of the leaves, because it's hard to tell from here, maybe something else in that family like mountain laurel or lambkill.
ReplyDeleteNot rhododendron or laurel but could well be Lambkill. I thought you might have the answer.
ReplyDeleteBut I see that Lambkill's range does not fit Upton MA.
ReplyDeleteIf not a rhododendron, perhaps a young magnolia.
ReplyDeleteA reasonable guess, as the leaves are Magnolia shaped. But I am not aware of any members of that family growing like this in the area.
ReplyDeleteWhy is this not a young rhododendron like this one:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/29287337@N02/3550817543/
If I compare the bunch of leaves at the bottom of your first photo to the above link, they look practically identical.
But leaves were not as glossy as the rhododendron's. Also they were not quite so pointy.
ReplyDeleteWish I could see it. It's very hard to tell thickness, gloss, exact shade and texture from photos. Watch it if you go back there, for signs of bloom. (If you would)
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