Big old dude!

The actual creek is further in the woods. The one by the sycamore is a spill over creek that only flows when the main creek gets really high.

Plenty of limbs to arrange on the slope though.

Moving the path would just involve killing more Lonicera.

Found some Lindera and buckeyes to underplant with. Still looking for some more species to get in there.
 
Buckeye is what I call a native invasive ;). I have prescribed a lot of understory Buckeye removal as a Forester! Spicebush can start to act that way as well but I haven't seen it real thick into many woods. If you are lucky those two will come in thick enough to out-compete the honeysuckle....... well okay they aren't going to out compete the honeysuckle but maybe at least suppress it!

Both should thrive in the floodplain understory. Can you get a hold of paw paw that is another good floodplain understory tree?
 
Why not? Unless you are talking about a other town's park!

You try Woody Warehouse in Indiana? Forgot about them when I mentioned the others earlier this week. They have a lot of native stuff in smaller pots. North Branch up here in Pemberville has a few too...but not as much as Woody or Riverside.
 
Update: I've planted a few species of viburnums, sassafrass, paw paw, sycamore, buckeye, and lindera. Also one witch hazel cuz I had it sitting around. Herbaceous understory filling in and I'm also finding some hackberry, maple, and ash seedlings popping up. Lonicera mostly smoked for now.

Moved onto killing garlic mustard, poison ivy, grape vinez, and the occasional multiflora rose.
 
Where did you get the paw-paw? I recently had a customer ask if I knew where to get some. Kind of not my normal thing. I wouldn’t mind getting into replacements though. I also might want to plant some at my place
 
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I went to the Dawes plant sale but could send you some links this week. ATH mentioned some native suppliers in this thread earlier as well.
 
I would remove the board and nails, gently sand the paint off the bark without penetrating it! The lower vegetation is no longer competitive because the tree is well established. Perhaps make a tasteful sign on a post describing the tree to passers by informing them of what a wonderful specimen that tree really is.
 
The understory plantings are going to be part of a native shady natural area with benches and whatnot one day. Plaque for sure.
 
Well...on the path yes, but not much else holding river banks around those parts except honeysuckle.

Those two were 6 and 7 footers or so. One with the cavities at the base has a pretty sparse canopy though
 
You might see if you can pop out a periodic bush and get some Red osier or Silky dogwood (or even dwarf willow) going to hold that soil with their really fibrous roots. But yeah, if that is all that is there, you certainly don't want it all gone at once!
 
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