Also as part of our introduction to Plantations we took a tour of some of the Natural Areas (some of which I will be working on) with Robert Wesley the expert in-house Botanist for Plantation and a new personal hero of mine. Here he is showing us a spectacular specimen of Prunus serotina the Black Cherry. These trees are the second most valued of the Eastern timber crops and so generally they do not survive as long as this one has as they are cut down and sold. Also we found a rather interesting specimen of what I believe was Polyporus squamosus the Dryad's Saddle or Pheasant's Back Fungus. Edible when very young and tender this fungus becomes unpalatably leathery and tough once they reach maturity.