Is this indicator of old homesite?

[RGINN]

One thing to look at is the vegetation in the area. In Oklahoma, if I saw mimosa trees, lilac bushes, rose bushes, or irises, that meant yeah there was a homesite there at one time.

 

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[ncsuwolf]

One thing to look at is the vegetation in the area. In Oklahoma, if I saw mimosa trees, lilac bushes, rose bushes, or irises, that meant yeah there was a homesite there at one time.

Around here it’s perrywinkle.

 

[Nathan W]

One thing to look at is the vegetation in the area. In Oklahoma, if I saw mimosa trees, lilac bushes, rose bushes, or irises, that meant yeah there was a homesite there at one time.

So those plants last a very long time after the house is gone apparently

 

[Nathan W]

Around here it’s perrywinkle.

Where I was in the troop campsite it was ferns everywhere

 

[Nathan W]

Where I was in the troop campsite it was ferns everywhere

But there was a homestead there at one point so that makes sense

 

[Nathan W]

One thing to look at is the vegetation in the area. In Oklahoma, if I saw mimosa trees, lilac bushes, rose bushes, or irises, that meant yeah there was a homesite there at one time.

Ok I got a question , so near the old trash pit in the woods, areas near and around it have bare spots and moss everywhere, the rest of the area around it is full and thick with trees. Does the moss indicate anything or is that just nothing.

 

[robertk]

Ok I got a question , so near the old trash pit in the woods, areas near and around it have bare spots and moss everywhere, the rest of the area around it is full and thick with trees. Does the moss indicate anything or is that just nothing.

Moss indicates it stays wetter there than the surrounding area. Whether that also means anything or not, I don’t know.

 

[Bucket Lister]

Ok I got a question , so near the old trash pit in the woods, areas near and around it have bare spots and moss everywhere, the rest of the area around it is full and thick with trees. Does the moss indicate anything or is that just nothing.

We've got spots like that in our woods. In spring, they're wet spots/puddles; later in the summer (like now) they dry out enough to leave bare spots & moss (and ferns here). IDT they're necessarily indicative of anything.

There are no old home sites or trash pits in our woods.