Queen Anne's Lace is known as wild carrot from which our cultivated carrot was developed. Other wild flowers that grow along the trail are Sorrel, Heal All, Night Shade, Bindweed, Jewelweed, Thistle, Milkweed, Asters and other wildflowers. These flowers draw birds to this area. It has oval shaped leaves, small round fruit and small thorns. There are several wild pears along the trail.
Birds enjoy the small black cherries.
The cherry wood is valued for furniture making, and the bitter bark yields a cough syrup. Grape vines can be found throughout the area and may live well over a century, climbing high in treetops by means of tendrils. Small saplings can be seen especially between Stations 8 through 12 and a larger Mulberry to the right of Station 11. The two trees across from Station 9 are Wild Pear . The root makes a spicy tea, the fragrant wood is used in boat building and sassafras oil in medicine.