#shortleaf

Kits are pretty much chaos causers (especially for Shortleaf I guess)

Otterkit and Mousekit seem to be bonding

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Mousespirit continues to have horrendous vibes

And Oddear is hanging out in the medicine den and ignoring Mousespirit

Patrol time included Oddear absolutely losing it chasing a loner and freaking everyone else out

Alrighty startin out here with Serpentclan!

Aand now we pick out some cats

A noice start!

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Shortleaf REALLY would like everyone to stop hanging out in the medicine den

and Vinestar continues to be the clan babysitter

Apprentices time!

Heatherpaw has been apprenticed to Shortleaf as the medicine cat apprentice

Vinestar has taken Mousepaw on as his apprentice

and Oddear has taken on Clawpaw

Meanwhile in the nursery, the two year old is self diagnosing with insanity

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Shortleaf Pine

(2/1/17)

Kathryn, Smokey Pete, and I have been taking advantage of this weirdly warm winter. Recently, we spent several hours walking around Raccoon Mountain. While this is home to TVA’s largest hydroelectric facility, it may be one of the most quiet and peaceful places in Chattanooga. You’ll lose your stress once you find your way on these trails.

Species: Pinus echinata

Common Name: Shortleaf yellow pine, Southern yellow pine, oldfield pine, Shortstraw pine, Arkansas soft pine

Interesting Note: The oldest and second tallest Shortleaf pines reside in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “In 2007, … Dendroecological Fieldweek established a crossdated age of 324 years for tree GMX307.” “The tallest known one is in the Abrams Creek watershed in Tennessee; it is 45.5 m (149 ft.) tall. Another tree [in GSMNP] was 43.16 m (142 ft.) tall in 2004.” If you ever find yourself in need of an really old or ridiculously tall Shortleaf Pine, you now know that Tennessee is the place to be.