Nearly all of Indiana has had the pre-pioneer old growth forest stands harvested at some point within the last two hundred years. Remnants of a theoretical natural (relative) past to this area are very small and somewhat impure by this fact.

Natural (relative) stands of river bottom species do exist and persist in this harsh ecological niche. "Sycamore Island" is a very good example of a dominant species struggling to exist and reproduce in such a restricted and unsettled environment.

Sycamore Island

The upland hardwood forest that currently stands is a mixture of oak, maple beech, hickory, ash, tulip with various other species present. Fringe  or intermediately disturbed areas are usually represented by dogwood, redbud, and sassafras species. 

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