

TN 5. Willow Oak Swamp Forest. Acreage: 4. 



Location: Monroe County; Madisonville Quadrangle; 1.5 miles SE of Madison- 

 ville; reached via Rt. 68 from Madisonville, turn east on Rocky Spring Rd. 



Description: Willow oak swamp forest is underlain by dolomite. Scattered large 

 trees (to about 36 inches dbh) form a nearly complete canopy. Winter water 

 level reaches about 18 inches in depth. Associated species include post oak, 

 slippery elm, sycamore, and short leaf pine. 



Encroachments: Danger of cutting; timber is marked. 



Ownership: Heirs of the Estes Kefauver estate at Madisonville. 



Data source: H. DeSelm, Botany Department, University of Tennessee, Knox- 

 ville, Tenn. 37900. 



Other knowledgeable person: W. H. Martin, Botany Department, University of 

 Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 37900. 



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