Peavine Creek Walk A botanical walk along Peavine Creek, April 21, 2002, sponsored by the Ad Hoc Committee on Environmental Stewardship and Friends of the Emory Forest and led by Prof. William H. Murdy. To find an image of a plant on Google's Image Search Utility, copy/paste or type the name into the text box below and click the Google Search button:

CVS Parking Lot at Emory Village

Large Bald Cypress between parking lot and creek.

Herbaceous plants bordering the tributary beside culvert

Native species are noted by (N) whereas all the rest are naturalized immigrants from Eurasia:

Bridge over Peavine Creek

            Wax-leaf Privet (China, Korea, Japan)

            Box Elder

            White Mulberry (China)

Oxford Road

Trees, shrubs and vines along Oxford Road.  Native unless place of origin noted:

Path to Peavine Creek

North on path parallel to creek

In this greatly disturbed area (sewer line) most trees are native hardwoods common along streams, whereas most herbs, shrubs and vines are alien, weedy species.

Up-slope into a hardwood forest

Note the paucity of invasive species, such as Japanese Honeysuckle, English Ivy, Privet, that are common along the lower path. Much of this forest is owned by Emory (refer to map).  Trees (all native) include:

Continuing north along lower path

Old Briarcliff road

            Large Mimosa trees (Asia, Africa)

            Poplar or Aspen

            Bush Honeysuckle (Eurasia)    

South along the east side of Peavine Creek

A tangled mass of native and invasive species “fighting it out.”.  The Summer Grape is common here.  Herbs include three different species of Buttercups, Wild Lettuce, Purple Henbit, Cat’s Ear.

Drainage problem! Note old (flowering) and young specimens of Black Locust, huge Sycamore, large Southern Red Oak, White Oak, huge Hackberry.

Patch of hardwood forest south of the Recycling Center with Flame azaleas in flower.

Trees at the ropes/fitness area