When I walked down to the boardwalk this weekend, I noticed that there were several of the same type of trees lined up along the boardwalk. Due to their unnatural placement, I reasoned that these trees were planted here for aesthetic appeal. There were not many other trees around the area, so I walked further towards Lake Street in order to identify more trees. Because tree identification is not my specialty, and because it is winter, I used some resources to help me identify the trees in the area. I found a website that discusses the trees found by the Burlington waterfront:
http://www.branchoutburlington.org/events/treewalk/WaterfrontTreeWalk.pdf
According to this website, created by "Branch Out Burlington", the trees that were planted along the boardwalk are Silver Linden (Tilia tomentosa). This shade tree is native to Eurasia, and is planted because it is very resilient and able to grow in urban conditions.
The next closest tree near the boardwalk is the Chanticleer Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'), which is an ornamental Pear tree of the Rose family. Unlike the Silver Linden, which were planted in rows, only one Chanticleer Callery Pear tree can be found near the boardwalk.
The next three types of trees can be found on Lake Street, a little east of the lookout. These trees are the Norway Maple (Acer plantanoides) and the Freeman Maple (Acer x freemanii) of the Maple family, and the Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) of the Rose family.
It sounds like it may have been harder for you to find the closest tree species than others because you had to spread out so far. I'm impressed by how you went about determining your trees. I wonder what those specific trees mean, or how much of an impact they make, for the wildlife around your spot.
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