Odell Park, Fredericton, NB
Odell Park is located downtown Fredericton and is a great way to experience old growth in an urban setting. Odell Park is filled with a wonderful combination of yellow birch, old white pine, basswood, hobblebush, hemlock trees and many more species. In the spring, the park is filled with a diverse variety of flowers and in the fall, colourful mushrooms. Odell Park is said to contain some of the oldest trees in New Brunswick.
The Odell Arboretum features all of the native trees that grow in the great forests of New Brunswick. The 2.8 km arboretum trail winds through the woods past 41 sites where individual tree species grow naturally and are identified by interpretive signs.
Age Estimates:
Ring Count
Species
Plot 1
142
Eastern Hemlock
Plot 2
140
Eastern Hemlock
Plot 3
237
Red Spruce
Average
173
Score:
Age Score
30
Primal Score
20
Diameter Score
15
Dead Wood Score
5
Crown Score
5
Stand Score
5
Total Score
80.0
Old growth Eastern Hemlock in Odell Park
Old Growth Plot #2
Hemlock Snag