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Prunus maritima is a deciduous shrub, in its natural sand dune habitat growing 1–2 meters (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) tall, although it can grow larger, up to 4 m (13 ft) tall, when cultivated in gardens.
Plum Island is a barrier beach sheltering the Plum Island River, Plum Island Sound, and the mouths of the Parker, Rowley, Eagle Hill and Ipswich rivers. The entire area between the islands and the mainland is grassland laced with tidal creeks. At high tide the grassland is entirely submerged, in some places by only a few inches of water.
Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 13,785 at the 2020 census. [1] Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island.
We also spotted rabbit paw prints in the sand and white-flowered woody bushes, called beach plums. In other spots, white and purple rugosa roses, commonly called beach roses, had started to bloom. ...
Norwell is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,351 at the 2020 United States census . [ 2 ] The town's southeastern border runs along the North River .
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Operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 2,800-acre preserve with over 12 miles of interconnecting trails Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary: Newburyport: Essex: North Shore: website, 52 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, located near the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and the Plum Island estuary
Sandy Point State Reservation is on a large spit of sand at the southern end of Plum Island: "Sandy Point". Plum Island Drive, a dirt road on the southern half of Plum Island, ends at the foot of a hill of glacial origin, Bar Head. Rocks: "Bar Head Rocks", extend from a 19th-century gravel pit in the side of the hill into the water.