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Trees can be identified based on their physical characteristics: leaves, fruit, and bark. For example: Hardwood trees are deciduous, meaning they lose their leaves every year.
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 4 8

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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 8
Close to the waterfall, Bluet flowers, Saxifrage, Butterweed, Spicebush, Mountain Buckeye trees, Dutchman’s Pipe vines, Wild Yam, Partridgeberry, and Long Spurred violets dominate cool, moist...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 10
Lake Jocassee – Here, standing on a rock outcropping, Rudy and Jim analyze Lake Jocassee’s geographic features, along with the variety of trees found around the lake: White Pine, Virginia Pine, and...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 8
Episode 12
Rudy and Jim analyze the geographic features of the creek, around with some of the plant life growing in the area: White Pines, Wild Geranium flowers, Mountain Laurel, Liverwort, Maidenhair Fern,...
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Jocassee Gorges (S.C.) Stop 1
Episode 1
Today, Rudy and Jim visit Jocassee Gorges, known all over the world for its mix of hardwood and conifer trees, along with its variety of wild flowers. At this first stop, Rudy and Jim come across...
Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 4 - Bald Cypress And Papaw - Episode 6 Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 2 2

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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 2
The Edge - Here, where the high ground meets the flood plain, we see more plant diversity. Large Cinnamon Ferns, Dog Hobble, Loblolly Pine trees, and American Beech trees frequent the area. With a...
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 3
As Rudy and Jim make their way closer to the Flood Plain, we see more tall canopy trees: Red Maple trees, and Sweet Gum trees. Several flowering plants grow in the area as well: Elderberry, Winged...
Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 6 - Cypress Tupelo Swamp And Mating Clubtail Dragonflies - Episode 10 Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 4 6

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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 6
Rudy and Jim find a young Bald Cypress tree, and a Papaw tree, which flowers in the early springtime.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 7
Oxbow Lake – A Laurel Oak tree has found a way to support itself in the muddy, wet soil. Water Tupelo trees, Bald Cypress trees, and Loblolly Pines dominate the areas closer to the swamp.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 10
Closer to the water, Rudy and Jim find more Cypress-Tupelo trees, and come across two Clubtail dragonflies in the process of mating.