lib. Prose Description of Site Significance: 



The Salyer's Ridge natural area contains an old-growth 

 stand of loblolly pine, and is probably the largest and 

 oldest stand of this species in Hyde County. Because of 

 its probable origin from an abandoned field, the stand can- 

 not be considered completely "natural", although it can be 

 considered to be an excellent example of a pine forest in 

 the final stages of^oldfield succession. 



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