Eastern Temperate Forests · Zones 5–7
Appalachian Highlands
The oldest mountains on the continent and the most diverse temperate forest: coves, ridges and cold headwater streams.
Mixed mesophytic and oak forests, rhododendron hollows, high balds and clear mountain streams.
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Gardening
Elevation sets the season: valleys grow peaches and tomatoes, ridgetops garden like zone 5; superb apples and heirloom beans.
About gardening guides →Fishing
Wild brook trout, brown and rainbow trout, smallmouth bass in the larger rivers, musky in a few, walleye in reservoirs.
About fishing guides →Foraging
Ramps, morels, chanterelles, hen of the woods, pawpaws, black walnuts, hickory nuts, chestnuts (Chinese) and wild ginger.
About foraging guides →The weekly note for the Appalachian Highlands
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