By 2001, although the trees planted back in the early 90's were beginning to grow, the area showed no signs of looking like a woodlot with tall trees and a shrub layer. When this photo was taken in 2001, we worried that it was never going to mature. However, we were not being patient. Once the trees were well established, it seemed that they just took off. Within a few more years, photos show this area filling in very nicely. In this photo, the view is southeast, with the Ash Woods off to the distant left, and the Old Field behind the conifers in the middle of the photo.