Storm Water Plant Materials A Resource Guide

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Descriptions of Upland Trees and Shrubs Species Mature Size Crown Growth Flower 2 Fruit Fall Leaf Suckers 4 20 Yr. Height Spread Rate 1 Usable 3 Color Upland Conifers Thuja occidentalis 15-40’ 10-20’ Very Slow No No Green No Arborvitae, American Pseudotsuga menziesii 40-70’ 20-30’ Slow No No Green No Douglas Fir Juniperus virginiana 30-45’ 15-30’ Medium No No Green No Eastern Red-Cedar Juniperus scopulorum 20-40’ 12-20’ Medium No No Green No Rocky Mountain Juniper Pinus mugo 3-20’ 5-30’ Slow No No Green No Mugo Pine Pinus ponderosa 50-70’ 25-30’ Medium No No Green No Ponderosa Pine Pinus nigra 25-50’ 20-35’ Medium No No Green No Austrian Pine Picea pungens 30-65’ 15-25’ Slow No No Green to No Colorado Spruce Blue Footnotes: This Guide does not include all possible selections available. Refer to "Tree Selection Guide for Streets and Landscapes Throughout Idaho" for additional species. 1. Growth Rate: 4. Suckers: Slow = less than 1 foot per year Yes = commonly develop Medium = 1-2 feet per year Moderate = rarely develop Fast = greater than 2 feet per year No = none 2. Flowers: 5. Plant Indicator Status for Occurrence in Wetlands: Yes = showy/obvious FACW = facultative wet No = unique/inconspicuous FAC = facultative 3. Fruit: FACU = facultative upland Yes = usable Upland = upland No = rarely or not used Appendix C-13
Descriptions of Upland Trees and Shrubs Species Commer. Cold/Wind Drought Salinity Wildlife Value/Misc. Notes Plant Ind. Available Tolerance Tolerance Tolerance Status 5 Upland Shrubs Shepherdia argenta Yes Yes Yes Yes Good nesting cover and food FACU Buffaloberry, silver Thorns Caragana arborescens Yes Yes Yes Yes Good nesting cover and food Upland Caragana-Siberian peashrub Seed Pods Prunus fruticosa Yes Yes Moderate No Good nesting cover and food Upland Cherry, Mongolian Fruit Color Prunus virginiana Yes Yes Moderate No Excellent nesting cover and food FACU Chokecherry Fruit Cotoneaster integerrimus Yes Yes Moderate No Fair - cover Upland Cotoneaster, European Fruit Color Ribes aureum Yes Yes Moderate Yes Excellent nesting cover and food FAC + Golden Current Bright Golden Flower Cornus sericea Yes Yes No No Excellent nesting cover and food FACW Dogwood, redosier Red Stems - Winter Color Forsythia X ’Meadowlark’ Yes Yes Moderate No Bright Yellow Spring Flowers Upland Forsythia, Meadowlark Lonicera maackii Yes Yes Moderate No Good nesting cover and food FAC Honeysuckle, Amur Aphid Resistant Lonicera korolkowi Yes Yes Moderate No Good nesting cover and food FAC Honeysuckle, Blueleaf Aphid Resistant Amelanchier alnifolia Yes Yes Moderate No Good nesting cover and food FACU Serviceberry Fruit Syringa vulgaris Yes Yes Moderate Yes Fair nesting cover Upland Lilac, Common Prunus americana Yes Yes Moderate No Good nesting cover Upland Plum, American Fruit Potentilla fruticosa Yes Yes Yes Moderate Fair nesting cover FAC Shrubby Cinquefoil Spiraea X vanhouttei Yes Moderate Moderate No Good nesting cover and food FAC Spiraea, Vanhoutte Flower Rhus aromatica Yes Moderate Yes No Poor wildlife cover and food Upland Sumac, Fragrant Fall Color Rhus trilobata Yes Yes Yes Yes Excellent nesting cover and food FAC Sumac, Skunkbush Fall Color Rhus glabra Yes Yes Moderate No Poor wildlife cover and food Upland Sumac, Smooth Fall Color Rhus typhina Yes Moderate Moderate No Fair nesting cover and food Upland Sumac, Staghorn Seedheads and Fall Color Upland Small Trees Prunus maackii Yes Yes Moderate No Fair wildlife food value Upland Chockcherry, Amur Orange Bark Malus hybrids Yes Moderate Moderate No Good wildlife food value Upland Crabapple, flowering Varied shape fruit, flowers Crataegus arnoldiana Yes Yes Yes Moderate Good nesting cover and food value Upland Hawthorn, Arnold Thorns, Fruit Acer ginnala Yes Yes Moderate No Fair wildlife nesting value Upland Maple, Amur Fall Color Appendix C-14
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Page 3 and 4: Guidelines for Plant Selection, Est
Page 5 and 6: Table of Con ont ent s Preface 7 In
Page 7 and 8: PREFACE This resource guide serves
Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTION For the past couple of
Page 11 and 12: UNDERSTANDING YOUR SITE Understandi
Page 13 and 14: PLANT MATERIAL SELECTION Selecting
Page 15 and 16: • Availability and Cost These two
Page 17 and 18: PLANT ESTABLISHMENT To ensure that
Page 19 and 20: One advantage of broadcast seeding
Page 21 and 22: Anchor mulch 2 - 4 inches deep with
Page 23 and 24: SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR STORM WATER B
Page 25 and 26: important for maintaining wetland p
Page 27 and 28: Pay particular attention to the wet
Page 29 and 30: Gradient As gradient increases, cha
Page 31 and 32: Operation and maintenance Avoid usi
Page 34 and 35: Station : BOISE WSFO AIRPORT ID Num
Page 36 and 37: Station : KUNA 2 NNE ID Number: 503
Page 38 and 39: APPENDIX B: Vegetal Retardance - Co
Page 40 and 41: Description of Herbaceous Grass and
Page 46 and 47: Description of Native Riparian Tree
Page 48 and 49: Descriptions of Native Willows Spec
Page 50 and 51: Descriptions of Upland Trees and Sh
Page 54 and 55: Descriptions of Upland Trees and Sh
Page 56 and 57: APPENDIX D: Plant and Seed Vendors
Page 58 and 59: Ponderosa Garden Cntr.& Nurs. 6305
Page 60 and 61: Harding Land and Cattle Co. Box 302
Page 62 and 63: Stevens Bros Wldlnd Sds & Nurs Box
Page 64 and 65: APPENDIX E: References Bentrup, G.

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