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Chapter 5Significant Management ZonesWetland Restoration and Establishment Plant listScientific Name Common Name Type StatusBacopa monnieri Coastal Water Hissop ForbCanna glauca Canna ForbCarex hyalinolepsis Thinscale Sedge SedgeCeratophyllum demersum Coontail SedgeCladium famaicense Jamaica Sawgrass ForbCrinum americanum Swamp Lilly ForbEleocharis Montana Spikerush SedgeEleocharis quadrangulata Square-stemmed Spikerush SedgeHeteranthera dubia Water Stargrass ForbHymenocallis liriosme Spider Lilly ForbIris virginica Southern Blue Iris ForbJuncus rowmerianus Black Needlerush SedgeLudwigia pepliodes Floating Seedbox ForbNajas guadalupensis Souther Naiad ForbNymphaea mexicana Yellow Water Lilly ForbNymphaea odorata White Water Lilly ForbPanicum hemitomon Maidencane GrassPanicum virgatum Switchgrass GrassPontederia cordata Pickerel Weed ForbPotamogton spp. Pondweed ForbSagittaria graminea Grassy Arrowhead ForbSagittaria lancifolia Bull Tongue ForbSagittaria logniloba Narrow-leaf Arrowhead ForbSagittaria platyphylla Delta Duck Potato ForbSchizachyrum scoparium Little Bluestem GrassScirpus pungens American Bulrush SedgeScirpus robustus Saltmarsh Bulrush SedgeScirpus validus Soft-stem Bulrush SedgeTaxodium distichum Bald Cypress TreeThalia dealbata Powdery Thalia ForbUlmus crassifolia Cedar Elm TreeZizaniopsis miliacea Cutgrass GrassOctober 2004 39 Buffalo Bayou Park Vegetation Management PlanBuffalo Bayou Partnership
Chapter 6Maintenance ProceduresCHAPTER SIXMAINTENANCE PROCEDURES6.1 Current Management Practices in Buffalo Bayou ParkThe City of Houston’s Parks and Recreation Department maintains the usable park space in theWest Sector. Their maintenance practices include mowing the open-terraced lawn space, thescattered landscape tree conditions, swales that meet the riparian edge, and the upper terracenear the trails and roadways. PARD mows monthly during the summer months, shifting to a bimonthlyschedule in fall and winter. Scattered landscape trees, trees along the trails and trees onthe upper terrace whose canopy extends over roadways are pruned annually according to PARDand TxDOT specifications (8 ft. over hike and bike trails and 13 ft. over roadways). Ornamentalgarden areas are maintained by the Parks Department. These areas have some annualsincorporated into perennial beds. The beds are pruned and mulched annually and have irrigationsystems installed for watering. Ornamental gardens are also weeded regularly.BBP Board Member, Mike Garver and his field crew donate their time to perform Bayou riparianmaintenance in Buffalo Bayou Park to clear giant ragweed. Four times a year the crew clears theragweed with a tractor and machetes.The Buffalo Bayou Partnership has numerous volunteer plantings, invasive species removal andlitter pick up work days. A two man crew also maintains the Tapley tributary once a monthremoving ragweed, cutting hazard limbs, and performs maintenance to new plantings.6.2 TREE MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES (USDA Urban Forestry Manual, Summary)Tree InstallationDetermine the Size of the HoleThe planting area should be dug the depth of the rootball or slightly less, and 3 to 5 times widerthan the rootball. This will allow the tree roots to spread and discourage competing vegetation.Installation of the TreeInstall the tree by removing it from its container and loosen any bound roots that may haveformed. Place the tree in the center of the planting area and backfill the area with organiccompost.Stake the TreeDrive stakes on either side of the tree near the edge of the planting area. Be sure to install themparallel with the Bayou channel to decrease any obstructions and strengthen the tree where it willneed it most during flooding event. Fasten plastic chain or other form of approved guy wiremaking sure that the tree is as straight as possible from all directions. Some adjustments to theguy wire may be required to get the tree straight up.Initial WateringOnce the tree has been staked, apply approximately 5-10 gallons of water to ensure that therootball and surrounding planting area has been fully saturated.MulchSpread a 3 inch layer of mulch from the trunk of the tree to the canopy’s dripline. Make sure nobark is touching the base of the tree. Form a saucer with the mulch to ensure that any availablewater will stay within the saucer. On slopes build the saucer up on the downward side to preventrunoff.October 2004 40 Buffalo Bayou Park Vegetation Management PlanBuffalo Bayou Partnership
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