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Page 10 <br /> VEGETATION <br /> Existing vegetation is an important feature in the development of land. <br /> Land with mature existing vegetation is more valuable for development pur- <br /> poses than land that has been cleared. Subdivisions and other residential <br /> developments with large trees and a fair amount of vegetation are more en- <br /> vironmentaily pleasing than developments with cleared land. <br /> A large part of the land in the Area Study is forrested. Vegetation <br /> includes milxtures of poplar, elm, pine, oak, and cedar trees. Several <br /> large areas1 of mature trees include Popular Ridge, the area south of Inter- <br /> state 85 between Old and New 86, Duke Forest, areas along the Eno River and <br /> around Occoneechee Mountain. Most other portions of the study area are <br /> characterized with smaller trees and underbrush. <br />