Pinelands Nursery Native Plant Catalog

2020-2021

Your Source for Native Plants, Seed & Erosion Control Products WHOLESALE NATIVE PLANT CATALOG

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Directions

Pinelands Nursery & Supply is conveniently located in the northern part of Burlington County, just south of Bordentown. Our address is 323 Island Road, Columbus, NJ 08022. Some GPS systems may use Mansfield Township instead of Columbus.

From the NJ Turnpike: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 7. Go south on Route 206 for 3 miles and take the exit for Columbus/Burlington (Route 543). At the top of the ramp turn left onto Route 543. You are now in the heart of Columbus, NJ. Proceed 1 mile past the traffic light in town and turn right onto Island Road which is the first crossroad. The nursery is located about 1/4 mile down on the right.

From Interstate 295: Get off I-295 at Exit 52A for Columbus. The exit ramp takes you east onto Columbus-Florence Road, Route 656. At the first traffic light, Route 656 ends and becomes Route 543. Continue straight and follow into the town of Columbus. Go 1 mile past the traffic light in town and turn right onto Island Road. The nursery is located about 1/4 mile down on the right.

From the West: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the Delaware River. Keep to the far right and follow the signs for Route 130 North (you will not get on the NJ Turnpike). Take the Route 130 N exit (towards Bordentown) and proceed about ½ mile and turn right at the first traffic light (Florence-Columbus Road, Route 656). Follow Route 656 East past Interstate 295. After the traffic light, Route 656 turns into Route 543. Follow Route 543 into the town of Columbus.

Continue 1 mile past the traffic light in town and turn right onto Island Road. The nursery is located about 1/4 mile down on the right.

Terms of Sale

Terms: All Orders are COD. Net 30 days may be extended to customers who have established credit. Please contact us for details. A finance charge of 1.5% per month (18% annually) will be assessed to all past due accounts. Overdue accounts will be reverted to a COD basis. In the event an account needs to be referred to our collection agency, the customer will be subject to pay any collection agency fees, attorney’s fees, and/or court costs that may incur. There is a $30 fee for all returned checks. Unless a valid Tax Exempt Certificate for NJ, PA, VA, or NY is submitted at the time of purchase, we must charge the appropriate sales tax. Once tax has been invoiced, it becomes payable to the state and will not be refunded.

Prices: All prices quoted are FOB Columbus, NJ and are subject to change without notice.

Delivery/Pick-ups: Customers need to call before picking up orders. We can pre-pull some orders so please ask if it’s possible. Delivery may be arranged for a fee. Customer is responsible for unloading truck. A 15% restocking fee will be charged if a delivery date is cancelled or changes to the load are made within 24 hours before delivery. We reserve the right to adjust delivery fee based on fuel costs at the time of delivery. Some smaller plug/tubeling orders can be shipped UPS. Conditions of Sale: All container grown plants are guaranteed to be true to name and healthy upon delivery. We will gladly correct any claims made in writing within 10 days of delivery. We send an acknowledgement soon after we receive your order. All orders are accepted subject to crop failures, damage by natural causes, and conditions beyond our control. It is mutually agreed that Pinelands Nursery & Supply’s total liability is limited to refund or replacement. All orders held more than 30 days beyond the original ship date may be assessed a 25% holding deposit (to be applied to your order), or may be cancelled, unless prior arrangements are approved by Pinelands Nursery & Supply.

Table of Content s

Meet the Team - 4-5 35 Years of History - 6-7 Nativars vs. Straight Species - 8 Input from the Experts - 9 Urban Ecology - 10-11 Choosing the Right Plants - 12 Trees & Shrubs - 13-19 Rebuilding an Island - 20-21 Erosion Control Products - 22 From Trash to Treasure - 23 Seed Catalog - 24 Herbaceous Plants - 25-32 Connectivity is the Key to Success - 33 The Smell of Success -34 Stormwater Management - 34-35 Plant Recommendations - 36-37 Our Commitment to Sustainability - 38 6 Reasons to Choose Pinelands - 39

Meet the Team!

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Suzanne Knezick

Tom Knezick

Steve Knezick

President

Production Analyst

Seed Production Manager

Fran Chismar

Theresa Morawa

Kelsey Czar

Sultan of Sales

Office Manager

Shipping Coordinator

Paul Montrey

Susan Noval

Glenn Rogers

Head of Facilities

Nursery Manager

Head Propagator

Lydia-Rae Scullion

John Panacek

Mark Semus

Seed Specialist

Delivery Driver

Delivery Driver

Our Growers

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From Humble Beginnings: 35 Years of History

Pinelands Nursery started as a simple “side-hustle” and evolved into a thriving, sustainability business. In 1983, Don Knezick was working for the NJ Department of Forestry in the Lebanon State Forest, surrounded by blueberry farms.

He had an idea to pot-up some blueberry bushes to sell at Rutgers Cook College Ag Field Day. When a landscaper purchased every last plant, Don realized that this could be a viable wholesale business. Don & Suzanne officially opened Pinelands Nursery in 1984. They erected a small greenhouse in Don’s parents’ backyard and started to grow.

That small greenhouse, and a few hundred blueberries, led to a thriving little nursery marketing container grown blueberries, raspberries and grapes to garden centers in the Mid-Atlantic States. In 1986, the Knezicks purchased a 16 acre property in Columbus, New Jersey, which would become Pinelands Nursery’s permanent home. Initially, there were only a few small greenhouses. To save money, the driveway was paved with free prune pits from a local processing company.

While the business proved to be very successful, by the late 1980’s the Knezicks were looking to expand their product line. The idea of growing wildflowers led Don and Suzanne to start attending Native Plant Society of New

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Jersey meetings. It was here that they were introduced to Bob Swain, President of the Dawson Corporation. Bob explained to the Knezicks that many companies, like his own, needed a local source for native plant material for ecological restoration projects. With the adoption of federal and state environmental legislation, such as the Pinelands Protection Act, the Clean Water Act and most recently, NPDES Phase II stormwater regulations, contractors were searching high and low for native plants. This is where the future path for Pinelands Nursery was born.

Shortly thereafter, Pinelands started to carry erosion control material like coir matting, silt fence, and coir logs, helping to popularize the latter in the Eastern United States.

With the added product line, Pinelands Nursery was due for a name change, becoming Pinelands Nursery & Supply.

There was expansion at home as well when Don and Suzanne welcomed two sons, Tom and Steve, in 1989 and 1990.

Pinelands Nursery & Supply grew quickly in the 1990s and early 2000s, adding more plants to their repertoire and adding more greenhouse space to the property. As one of the only ecological restoration focused nurseries on the East Coast, the nursery’s only business limitation was how much it could produce. However, as the millenium

wound down, a few other nurseries began to enter the market. Many of these nurseries were bringing in plant material from other parts of the country to sell as native plants. While the plants were native by name, they were of a different genetic source than the Mid-Atlantic. This led Pinelands Nursery to open 2 new locations, Toano, Virginia in 1997 and Gloversville, NY in 2003. This allowed Pinelands to obtain local seed sources for many plants in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, something that set them apart from their competitors.

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the southern New Jersey Coast. Much of the Mid-Atlantic coastline was left in disrepair. However, the damage was far less in areas protected by green infrastructure. As communities looked to rebuild, much of the focus was placed on creating salt marshes and vegetating sand dunes, all using native plants. Pinelands Nursery was able to provide the plant material, while helping these communities get back to their previous way of life.

In 2015, Pinelands Nursery started producing local ecotype native seed, expanding the total operation to nearly 200 acres dedicated to nursery and agriculture. Native seed was the perfect compliment to their existing product

lines. In addition to being beautiful, the land dedicated to wildflower production has created lots of habitat for birds, bees ,butterflies and other pollinators and wildlife. It was amazing to see how a relatively small land investment could provide such a big impact for the planet.

Today, Pinelands Nursery has expanded to 30 acres of nursery production and 60 acres of seed production with lots of room to grow. There are over 60 greenhouses on the property, and the operation continues to grow, now offering larger size trees and shrubs in addition to the herbaceous plugs and smaller containers that made them so popular in the industry. While Don retired at the end of 2018, Suzanne has stayed actively involved by taking over the role of President. Their two sons, Tom & Steve, are active in the nursery, and are both part of the leadership team.

While many things have changed in Pinelands Nursery’s history, their focus for the last 30 years has remained the same: to grow native plants for a healthier planet.

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Nativars vs. Straight Species Why is Local Ecotype important?

Local Ecotypes are natural variations found in plant species that serve as adaptations which can better handle the local environmental growing conditions. These variations differ as conditions change across microclimates. Local pollinators, insects, birds, mammals, and other wildlife have co-evolved with plants of local ecotype and many depend upon them for food and shelter. If local ecotype species are replaced with the same plant from another ecoregion, this plant may not produce nectar, seeds, fruit, flowers or foliage at the appropriate time and potentially leave local wildlife at a loss.

Why is Straight Species important?

Native straight-species occur naturally in a given location or region. They have evolved and adapted to this specific location and remain genetically diverse and unaltered by humans. At Pinelands Nursery, we only provide straight-species native plants and seed - just as nature intended. We believe that straight-species and local ecotype are extremely important qualities for preventing the loss of genetic variability that occurs from planting “nativars� or cultivated varieties of native plants. Genetic variability is a prime component of plant biodiversity, which is already threatened everyday by the loss and fragmentation of habitat.

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Input from the Experts “Plant materials that are not genetically suited to the conditions of a planting site may cause the project to fail outright or not be suitable over time. Poorly adapted plants may even negatively affect neighboring plant populations of the same species if the contribute pollen or seeds to them.

Ensuring genetic diversity is also important because it can strongly influence the long-term viability of plant populations, and their ability to adapt to changing climatic and environmental conditions.”

-U.S. Forest Service

“Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving biodiversity. By creating a native plant garden, each patch of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals.”

-National Audubon Society

“If it has double blooms it’s an absolute no-no as they prohibit pollinators from accessing the pollen or nectar, and are almost always sterile. If they’ve been cultivated to change the flower color, they are almost certainly going to be less attractive than the straight species. If, however their cultivated trait is just a larger flower or shorter habit, they may be ok. The bottom line is that, when you can get your hands on the straight species, you’re always going to have the best possible plant for pollinators.”

-Xerces Society

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stormwater. Bulkheads are effective at stopping water but they do not dispel the wave energy, they merely redirect it. This often leads to water erosion elsewhere along the bank or damage Creating Hunters Point South Waterfront Park to the bulkhead itself. You may have noticed this yourself if you have visited the bay during a

Urban Ecology

Not so long ago, Hunters Point South Waterfront Park was nothing but an abandoned industrial center and an eyesore on the East River skyline.

Today, the park has become a haven for runners, picnickers, sightseers, and kayakers. In 2013, New York City Parks opened the first phase of Hunters Point South. In 2018, the second phase of the park was completed. This phase added an additional five and a half acres of recreation area including a kayak launch, a workout circuit, and picnic areas. However, creating recreation areas was not the only purpose of the park. It was also designed to provide the city protection from flooding and storm surges.

Before Hurricane Sandy, flood protection in the Northeast was primarily done with bulkheads, concrete or wooden walls that held back

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storm. The goal at Hunters Point was not to use hard infrastructure like bulkheads to slow stormwaters, but to use soft infrastructure, which primarily employs plants, to create a living shoreline and dispel wave energy. The shoreline of the park was outlined in rip rap, a rock piling that helped diffuse wave energy.

Behind the rock structure would be designed wetlands that would slow and capture rising flood waters before they could rush into the buildings behind the park.

At the time, this was a fairly new practice, especially in an urban setting. In addition to their flood catching capabilities, the native wetland plants also supplied a number of ecological functions, such as carbon sequestration and forage and habitat for pollinators and wildlife.

“In addition to our confidence in the product from Pinelands Nursery, their staff are among the most pleasurable and competent people in the industry.”

Scenic Designs, Inc. of Moriches, New York was brought in to install the landscape for the park,

including the wetlands designed for flood control.

Scenic Designs had a stellar track record for ecological restoration work in the New York City area, completing jobs in Brooklyn, Fire Island, White Plains, and Little Neck.

Martha Weller of Scenic Designs had this to say about the project, “Scenic was subcontracted by Galvin Brothers, Inc. to install the landscape. There were many challenges in constructing the park, particularly erecting the overlook for Galvin. For Scenic, many of the challenges were related to traversing the site with extreme elevation changes during grading and planting operations and the high

density of planting especially on steep slopes. Additional challenges included securing plant material and staying on schedule following completion of construction.

The planting plan called for over 650 large trees, 13,500 shrubs, and 22,550 grasses and perennials. We relied on Pinelands heavily to supply most of the wetland plant material which comprised 64,800 herbaceous plugs and 950 shrubs of the entire plant list. Knowing that Pinelands had us covered on the wetland material was a huge relief because of their high quality plant production and ability to be incredibly accommodating to schedule and delivery changes. In addition to our confidence in the product from Pinelands, the staff are among the most pleasurable and competent people in the industry. I can’t imagine doing what we do without being able to rely on Pinelands for our many large scale restoration and native installations.”

For more information on Hunter’s Point Park South please visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/hunterspoint-south-park/pressrelease/21586

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Information for Choosing the Right Plants How many plants do you need?

Figuring out how many plants you need can be hard. First you need to figure out the square footage of your site. Plant spacing differs by species, plant type, and job site.

Use this helpful guide below to help figure out how many plants you need for your job.

Spacing

Plants per ft2

Plants per Acre

Spacing

Plants Per ft2

Plants per Acre

6” on center

4.00

174240

3’ on center

0.11

4792

12” on center

1.00

43560

4’ on center

0.06

2614

18” on center

0.44

19166

5’ on center

0.04

1742

24” on center

0.25

10890

6’ on center

0.03

1307

30” on center

0.16

6970

10’ on center

0.01

436

What is Wetland Indicator Status?

Wetland Indicator Status is an indicator of how likely a plant is to appear in a wetland. Species like Iris versicolor,almost grow exclusively in wetlands, giving it a status of Obligate. While Rosa carolina is nearly never found in a wetland leading to its status of Upland (UPL). You can find the entire guide below.

OBL (Obligate Species): Occurs almost always in wetlands (99% probability) FACW (Facultative Wetland Species): Usually occurs in wetlands (67%99% probability) but is occasionally found outside of wetlands.

FAC (Facultative Species): Equally likely to occur in wetlands or upland conditions (34%-66% probability) FACU (Facultative Upland Species): Usually occurs in uplands but can occasionally be found in wetlands (1%-33% probability) UPL (Obligate Upland Species): Almost always occur in uplands. (99%) NI (No Indicator): Lack of Information to determine Indicator Status +: indicates more of a frequency to be found in wetlands -: indicates less of a frequency to be found in wetlands

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Trees and Shrubs

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Trees & Shrubs

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ACER RUBRUM (red maple): a large tree with attractive fall foliage, usually found in moist to wet sites. Widest north to south range of any tree species along the East Coast. Mature Size: 40-100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling ACER SACCHARINUM (silver maple): large, often multi-stemmed tree of streambanks, floodplains & swamps. A very rapid grower, often more than 5’ per year. Mature Size: 50-70’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling ACER SACCHARUM (sugar maple): a slow growing large tree with dark green leaves. Known for its fall color display of yellows, oranges and reds. Hardy to zone 4. Mature Size: 60-70’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: #1, #7, Tubeling ALNUS SERRULATA (smooth alder): multi-stemmed, nitrogen-fixing shrub of wet soils around water. A good wetland indicator plant, with southern and northern range. Mature Size: To 20’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS (shadbush): the name shadbush derives from showy masses of white flowers that bloom when shad are migrating upstream. Mature Size: 6-20’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #2, Tubeling ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI (bearberry): low growing, glossy-leaved evergreen ground cover of sandy, acid soils. Tolerant of salt spray but will not grow on wet sites. Mature Size: 6-12” tall & 4’ wide. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #1 ASIMINA TRILOBA (pawpaw): colonial shrub/small tree with large, edible fruit. Maroon flowers appear in early spring. Found in rich forests and valleys. Mature Size: 15’-40’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU+. Sizing: #1 BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA (groundsel tree): medium size, deciduous shrub of irregularly flooded salt & brackish marshes along the coast. Cotton-like white flowers. Alternate branches. Mature Size: 5-12’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW Sizing: #1, Tubeling BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS (yellow birch): Peeling golden-yellow or silvery-gray bark. Found in cool, seasonally flooded, forested wetlands & rich moist upland woods. Mature Size: 60-100’ Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #3, Tubeling BETULA LENTA (sweet birch): medium height tree with dark plated bark at maturity. Twigs have a strong birch beer odor.

Often found in rich, moist woods. Mature Size: 50-55’ can reach 80’.Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling BETULA NIGRA (river birch): medium height tree of wet soils along stream banks, lakes, swamps & flood plains. Young trees & smaller limbs have reddish brown exfoliating bark. Mature Size: 40-90’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling BETULA POPULIFOLIA (gray birch): small, often multi-stemmed tree with white bark. Similar to paper birch but smaller & with a more southerly range. A pioneer species. Mature Size: 20-40’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling CARPINUS CAROLINIANA (ironwood): small, single-trunk or multi-stemmed tree with smooth silvery bark. Prefers deep, rich, moist soil and tolerates deep shade. Mature Size: 40-60’ can reach 100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling CARYA GLABRA (pignut hickory): native to mountains and Piedmont on dry ridge tops and side slopes. Also found in moist sites. Pear-shaped nut in September and October. Mature Size: 80-135’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: Tree Tube CARYA OVATA (shagbark hickory): named for its loosely-plated bark. Sweet nuts are edible to many wildlife species. Heavy tap root lends to its Windfirm rating on most sites. Mature Size: 70-100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: Tree Tube CARYA TOMENTOSA (mockernut hickory): long-lived hickory that performs best in deep, fertile, upland soils. The most abundantly found of all hickories. Mature Size: 60-90’. Wetlands Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: Tree Tube

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Trees & Shrubs

Celtis occidentalis (Hackberry)

Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)

Cercis canadensis (Redbud)

CEANOTHUS AMERICANUS (New Jersey tea): low, compact shrub with panicles of small, white flowers in early summer.

Prefers light, well-drained soil. A nitrogen fixer. Mature Size: 2-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS (hackberry): a medium size tree in the northeast, with distinctive ‘warts’ on smooth, light gray bark.

Very tolerant of dry and windy conditions. Mature Size: 25’-50’ Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling CEPHALANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS (buttonbush): often grows in 1 ft. or more of water. Globed, white flowers clustered together forming 1.5” buttons. Good wetland indicator plant. Mature Size: 3-15’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling CERCIS CANADENSIS (eastern redbud): small tree with heart-shaped leaves tapering to a pointed tip. Magenta flowers are very showy in early spring. Mature Size: 20-30’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling CHAMAECYPARIS THYOIDES (atlantic white-cedar): graceful evergreen tree usually found in dense stands on very wet sites of the outer coastal plain. Good wetland indicator plant. Mature Size: 40- 75’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA (sweet pepperbush or summersweet): shrub of wetlands, swamps & sandy woods. Fragrant racemes & white flowers blossom in mid-summer. Mature Size: 3-8’ larger in moist soil. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC+. Sizing: #1, Tubeling COMPTONIA PEREGRINA (sweet fern): low shrub of dry ground with slender, erect branches developing a broad, flat topped to rounded outline as it spreads. Fern-like leaves have distinct spicy odor. Mature Size: 2-4’ Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #1 CORNUS AMOMUM (silky dogwood): shrub of forested wetlands, streambanks & moist woods. Young twigs are reddish to purplish with tan pith. White flowers & dark blue berries. Mature Size: 6-10’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #1, Tubeling CORNUS FLORIDA (flowering dogwood): a round-crowned, shade tolerant tree which rarely exceeds 25’ in height. Found on rich, deep, dry to moist soils. Ornamental white flowers. Mature Size: 20-40’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling CORNUS RACEMOSA (gray dogwood): deciduous shrub forming large colonies. Young stems are light reddish brown & turn gray with age. White to light brown pith w/ white berries. Mature Size: 10-15’ Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #1, Tubeling CORNUS SERICEA (redosier or red-twig dogwood): deciduous shrub w/ brilliant red stems. White flowers, white pith & white berries. Roots easily for stream bank stabilization. Mature Size: 6-10’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: #1, Tubeling DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA (common persimmon): small to medium tree of moist & dry sites. Wildlife feed on the fruit. Good for reclamation of mine spoils or landfills. Mature Size: 35-60’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC-. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA (American beech): tree of moist, rich uplands & well-drained lowlands. Smooth bark silvery w/ age.

Nuts preferred by wildlife. Buds & leaves covered in silky hairs. Mature Size: 50-70’ Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #2 HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (witch-hazel): native to much of the eastern U.S. Noted for its spectacular yellow fall foliage & yellow flowers which bloom in late fall to early winter. Mature Size: 20-30’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC-. Sizing: #1, Tubeling

Trees & Shrubs

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Ilex verticillata (Winterberry Holly)

Itea virginica (Virginia Sweetspire)

Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Poplar)

ILEX GLABRA (inkberry holly): mid sized evergreen, dioecious shrub of acidic soils. Prefers moisture but can tolerate dry conditions. The only Ilex species to sucker. Mature Size: 6-8’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW-. Sizing: #1, Tubeling ILEX OPACA (American holly): large slow growing evergreen. Small white flowers in late spring, red fruit maturing in fall and lasting into winter. Prefers moist well drained soil. Mature Size: 40-50’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU+. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling ILEX VERTICILLATA (winterberry holly): deciduous, multi-stemmed, dioecious shrub of swamps & forested wetlands. Bright red berries in fall & winter are a good wildlife food. Mature Size: 6-10’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: #1, Tubeling ITEA VIRGINICA (Virginia sweetspire ): small deciduous shrub of wet acidic sites. Very ornamental with fragrant white flowers in the late spring & lovely burgundy fall color. Mature Size: 3-6’ can reach 10’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling IVA FRUTESCENS (high-tide bush): deciduous shrub of irregularly flooded salt marshes and ditches. Similar to Baccharis, but has opposite branching and different seed heads. Mature Size: 6-10’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: #1, Tubeling JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA (eastern red-cedar): evergreen tree of well drained sites. Variable in habit, seed of this species is spread by birds & readily colonizes old fields. Mature Size: 40-50’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #1, #2, #7, Tubeling LINDERA BENZOIN (spicebush): broadleaf shrub usually found in forested wetlands or moist, upland woods. Can tolerate shade. Yellow fall foliage and scarlet fruits. Mature Size: 6-12’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW-. Sizing: #1, Tubeling LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA (sweet gum): large, straight-boled tree with star shaped leaves. Often grows in dense stands on wet sites. Fast growing and very adaptable. Mature Size: 60-80’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA (tulip-poplar): straight-boled tree of moist, well-drained sites. Member of the magnolia family w/ distinctive 4-lobed leaves & attractive flowers. Mature Size: 70-120’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling MAGNOLIA VIRGINIANA (sweetbay magnolia): small tree or large shrub of acid wet soils. Showy, aromatic flowers, semi-evergreen leaves & brilliant, red fruit. Mature Size: 10-30’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #2, Tubeling MORELLA PENSYLVANICA (northern bayberry): semi-evergreen shrub. Aromatic leaves & berries. Salt tolerant making it good for coastal & highway plantings. A nitrogen fixer. Mature Size: 5-12’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #1, Tubeling NYSSA SYLVATICA (black gum): tree with simple, entire leaves, often growing in forested wetlands & moist uplands. Bright red fall color, one of the first species to turn in the fall. Mature Size: 30-50’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling PARTHENOCISSUS QUINQUEFOLIA (Virginia creeper): native vine that trails along the ground or climbs on vegetation by means of adhesive tendrils. Compound leaves divided into 5 leaflets. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #1, Tubeling PHOTINIA MELANOCARPA (black chokeberry): very similar to red chokeberry except berries are black on hairless stalks and twigs & lower leaf surfaces are smooth. Mature Size: 3-10’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #1, Tubeling

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Trees & Shrubs

Photinia pyrifolia (Red Chokeberry)

Pinus rigida (Pitch Pine)

Prunus maritima (Beach Plum)

PHOTINIA PYRIFOLIA (red chokeberry): densely hairy lower leaf surfaces. Found in forested wetlands & shrub bogs. White to pink flowers on hairy stalks developing to ¼” red fruits. Mature Size: 5-10’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #1, Tubeling PHYSOCARPUS OPULIFOLIUS (common ninebark): suckering shrub of streamsides & upland banks. Stems red when young.

Old wood exfoliates in strips. 2” cluster white flowers. Mature Size: 5-9’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW-. Sizing: #1, Tubeling PINUS ECHINATA (shortleaf pine): 2 & 3 needles per fascicle. This fire tolerant tree, growing on dry sites, is an important timber species. Resin blisters in the bark makes it easy to ID. Mature Size: To 100’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubelin PINUS RIGIDA (pitch pine): 3 needles per fascicle. Large when grown on good sites & protected from fire, scrubby & flat topped when burned. Dry site tree but can grow in wetlands. Mature Size: 40-80’ Wetland Indicator Status: FACU Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling PINUS VIRGINIANA (Virginia pine): 2 needles per fascicle. Common from Long Island to Alabama Piedmont. Grows best on clay loam or sandy loam sites. Shade intolerant. Mature Size: To 40’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS (sycamore): eastern hardwood found on streambanks & floodplains. Exfoliating green-brown bark revealing white inner bark Forms massive trunk. Mature Size: To 100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW-. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling PRUNUS MARITIMA (beach plum): salt tolerant, rounded shrub of the outer coastal plain from ME to VA. Attractive, white flowers; its fruit is prized for making jams & jellies. Mature Size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling PRUNUS SEROTINA (black cherry): medium size, craggy tree in NJ. A valuable timber species in the Midwest. Very wide natural range, with bird-dispersed seed. Mature Size: 50-60’ can reach 100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #3, #7, Tubeling QUERCUS ALBA (white oak): stately tree of mature woodlands with light gray, flaky bark. Prefers a deep, moist, well-drained site, will tolerate wet & dry conditions. Mature Size: 50-80’ can reach 100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS BICOLOR (swamp white oak): large tree of forested wetlands & moist woods. The best identifying feature is the exfoliating bark on drooping, thin, lower branches. Mature Size: 50-100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS COCCINEA (scarlet oak): large tree with deeply cut leaf sinuses. Usually found growing on dry, sandy or rocky sites. A major mast producer. Brilliant red fall color. Mature Size: 70-75’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS FALCATA (southern red oak): medium size tree of the SE U.S. grows best on loamy ridges. Dark lustrous, green leaves above & grayish green below w/ a long rounded base. Mature Size: 70-80’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS ILICIFOLIA (bear oak): multi-stemmed shrub or small tree of dry, sandy, or rocky sites. Usually growing in association with blackjack oak and pitch pine. Important mast producer. Mature Size: 3-12’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS MACROCARPA (bur oak): This drought resistant tree boasts the largest acorn of any of the oaks. Partially tolerant to shade and competition. Can handle moist bottomlands. Mature Size: 70-80’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC-. Sizing: #2, Tubeling

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Quercus palustris ( Pin Oak)

Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)

Rosa palustris (Swamp Rose)

QUERCUS MARILANDICA (blackjack oak): craggy tree of dry upland or sandy sites. Grows with other oaks & pines. Stays shrublike when exposed to fire as in the NJ Pine Barrens. Mature Size: To 25’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS PALUSTRIS (pin oak): tree of forested wetlands & moist, alluvial woods. In comparison to other red oaks, leaves are smaller w/ deeper sinuses & acorns are smaller. Mature Size: 60-70’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling QUERCUS PHELLOS (willow oak): found in forested wetlands, flood plains & moist alluvial woods. Unlobed willow-like leaves.

Northern extent of range is central NJ & SE PA. Mature Size: 40-100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC+. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS PRINUS (chestnut oak): large tree of sandy or rocky sites often found growing with black oak, scarlet oak & pitch pine. Its large, sweet acorns are favored by wildlife. Mature Size: 60-70’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS RUBRA (northern red oak): very large tree native to much of the eastern United States with the exception of the NJ Pine Barrens. Prolific mast producer. Mature Size: 60-75’ can reach 100’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: #2, #7, Tubeling QUERCUS STELLATA (post oak): stately dry-site oak, rarely used in restoration or landscape. Cross-shaped leaves have distinct blocky middle lobe on both sides. Mature Size: 30-40’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling QUERCUS VELUTINA (black oak): medium to large tree of dry, acid sites. Similar to red oak except for the very blocky bark & fuzzy buds, twigs and leaves. Mature Size: 50-60’ can reach 100’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling RHUS AROMATICA (fragrant sumac): extremely adaptable, durable, spreading shrub, excellent for controlling erosion on slopes, banks & roadcuts. Striking fall color. Mature Size: 2-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling RHUS COPALLINUM (winged sumac): mid-size shrub with slightly pubescent stems. Winged rachis of compound leaves make this plant easy to ID. Striking fall color. Mature Size: 20-30’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: #2, Tubeling RHUS GLABRA (smooth sumac): tall shrub with pinnately compound leaves & smooth stems. Tolerates dry conditions, forms large colonies & has attractive orange-red-purple fall color. Mature Size: 20-30’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling RHUS TYPHINA (staghorn sumac): large shrub with long pinnately compound leaves & densely hairy, branch tips. Found in large colonies on dry sites. Red & orange fall foliage. Mature Size: 15-25’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #2, Tubeling ROSA CAROLINA (pasture rose): straight, needle-like thorns on stems. Fragrant flowers bloom light pink in early summer. Found in many habitats from thickets, to open woods, to roadsides. Mature Size: 3-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling ROSA PALUSTRIS (swamp rose): spreading, thorny, multi-stemmed shrub found in low, wet ground. Pink flowers mature into bright red rose hips. Mature Size: To 8’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling ROSA VIRGINIANA (Virginia rose): low to medium size shrub. Flowers are pink, single, solitary.

Found on wet or dry sites. Mature Size: 4-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #1, Tubeling

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Trees & Shrubs

Sambucus canadensis (Elderberry)

Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry)

Viburnum trilobum (Cranberry Viburnum)

SALIX DISCOLOR (pussy willow): a large shrub or small tree with fuzzy flower catkins in spring before leaves emerge. Found growing in damp thickets, swamps & streambanks. Mature Size: 20-30’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #2, Tubeling SALIX NIGRA (black willow): fast-growing, multi-trunk tree common in floodplains & streambanks. Excellent species for stabilization and soil bio-engineering. Mature Size: 35-60’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: #2, Tubeling SAMBUCUS CANADENSIS (common elderberry): fast growing, stoloniferous, multi-stemmed shrub of streams & swamps. White flowers maturing to fruit valued by humans & wildlife. Mature Size: 6-12’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #1, Tubeling SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM (sassafras): small tree with variable shaped leaves, some entire & some with 2 or 3 lobes. Yellow, orange & red fall color. Birds love the blue berries. Mature Size: 30-60’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: #2, Tubeling SPIRAEA LATIFOLIA (meadowsweet): suckering shrub of low, moist ground & old fields. White to pink flowers bloom from June through September & are attractive to butterflies. Mature Size: 2-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC+. Sizing: #1, Tubeling SPIRAEA TOMENTOSA (steeplebush): broadleaf, deciduous shrub of wet meadows, freshwater marshes and shrub swamps. Pink flowers in dense terminal spires. Mature Size: To 4’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #1, Tubeling VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM (lowbush blueberry): low-growing shrub forming dense colonies on dry, sterile soils.

Sweet edible fruit and deep red stem and leaf color in fall. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: #1 VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM (highbush blueberry): shrub of acidic lowlands. A plant for all seasons with attractive flowers, tasty fruit, scarlet fall foliage & red winter stem color. Mature Size: To 12’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW-. Sizing: #1, Tubeling VIBURNUM DENTATUM (arrowwood viburnum): shrub of moist soils w/ white flowers, pleated foliage & blue berries. Site adaptability are perfect for ornamental & restoration use. Mature Size: 6-15’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #1, Tubeling VIBURNUM LENTAGO (nannyberry): large shrub with slender, arching branches, often forming large clumps. Like other viburnums, has showy flowers and fruit. Mature Size: 15-20’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: #1, Tubeling VIBURNUM NUDUM (possumhaw): attractive shrub of swamps of the inner & outer coastal plain. Glossy leaves appear varnished.

Fruits in clusters, turning from pink to lavender to blue. Mature Size: 6-8’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: #1, Tubeling VIBURNUM PRUNIFOLIUM (blackhaw viburnum): small tree to multi-stemmed shrub found in moist to dry sites. Pretty, white flowers develop into blue fruit eaten by wildlife. Mature Size: 12-16’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: #1, Tubeling VIBURNUM TRILOBUM (cranberry viburnum): large shrub, as wide as it is tall. Attractive bright red fruit is edible. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Grows as far south as northern NJ. Mature Size: 6-12’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: #1, Tubeling

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Rebuilding an Island The restoration of Poplar Island

Poplar Island was once an 1100 acre island in the Chesapeake Bay. In 1900, the island was home to about 100 residents. As Poplar Island eroded and its residents began to leave, it transitioned to a sportsmen’s haven. Because of its close proximity to Washington D.C., the island attracted many prominent politicians, such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, to its shores in search of fish and game. By the early 1990s, so much of Poplar Island had eroded that only 5 acres remained.

That’s where a joint force of The Army Corp of Engineers, Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland Port Administration stepped in.

Analysis had shown that the loss of habitat all along the Chesapeake Bay resulted in the decline of many environmental values. A plan was put in place to restore many islands, including Poplar Island, using dredge materials from channels that led to the Port

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of Baltimore. Construction of the island started in 1998, and soon the dredge-filled cells were ready to be planted.

Ecological Restoration & Management (ER&M) of Cockeysville, Maryland was selected to replant 97 acres of tidal wetlands on the island. These wetlands called for over 500,000 2” herbaceous plugs and nearly 7,000 containerized shrubs. ER&M had a long history of completing similar salt marsh restoration projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Their stellar reputation, along with their proximity to Poplar Island, made them a prime candidate to successfully complete the restoration.

Since the goal of the wetlands was to create habitat for fish, birds, and other wildlife, selecting the right plants for the conditions was crucial. One unique attribute of the bay’s tides is that they would flood much of the job site twice each day. The plant palate was limited since only certain plants are tolerant of salt. For the tidal areas, Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass) was the logical choice. Spartina alterniflora thrives in areas along the East Coast between the average low tide and average high tide water line. In areas of the marsh where flooding was more occasional, Spartina patens (Salt Meadow Cordgrass) was a more appropriate choice because of its high salt tolerance and ability to

handle drought. Further up the marsh, lower salinity and less frequent tidal flooding allowed for a larger array of plants to be used.

Of course, this restoration project came with it’s own set of challenges.

Poplar Island was just that an island in the middle of the

habitat for wildlife, much of that wildlife being birds. The birds, however, did not want to wait until the restoration was complete before moving into their new home. During the spring planting, crews were slowed as to not disturb nesting sites. Some birds liked to make nests out of the plugs.

The solution: surround the site with 5 miles of Goosefence.

The Goosefence would keep the geese from entering work sites from the sides. String was pulled tight and woven between wooden stakes to keep birds from flying in from above. It was important to protect the plants until they were established enough to withstand the pressure of the thieving shorebirds.

confident in their abilities to provide large quantities of well rooted, healthy plants within a narrow window of time. In addition, their ability and willingness to work with us to make last minute species adjustments, reliable communication, honest and accurate updates, and overall professionalism were invaluable.”

“Based on their track record and well run facilities we were confident in their abilities to provide large quantities of well rooted, healthy plants within a narrow window of time.”

Chesapeake Bay. There were no roads to Poplar Island.

All workers, equipment and supplies had to be brought over by barge or boat. Crews would often arrive at the dock before 6am for the 30 minute ride across the bay. Work days were dictated by the tides. This meant staying for 12+ hours to get planting completed.

Birds were yet another challenge ER&M had to face. The island was being recreated in part to provide

Pinelands Nursery was excited to be able to supply much of the plant material for Poplar Island. We have worked closely with ER&M for decades and were honored that they chose us to be a part of such a large, high profile project. Griff Evans, President of ER&M, had this to say about our partnership: “Pinelands Nursery was instrumental to the success of this project.

Based on their track record and well-run facilities, we were

For more information about Poplar Island please visit:

www.poplarislandrestoration.com

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More Products Available Upon Request

From Trash to Treasure From Harrison Avenue Landfill to Cramer Hill Waterfront Park

Up until 1971 the section of Harrison Avenue in Camden, New

Jersey nestled between the Delaware and Cooper Rivers was home to an unregulated municipal landfill, which accepted much of the trash from the City of Camden. The landfill was eventually closed due to compliance issues with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and sat abandoned for decades. Thanks to a significant and generous gift of $59 million from the Kroc family combined with $26 million of cleanup funds from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, 24 acres of the landfill was turned into the Salvation Army Kroc Community Center. An additional $47 million investment of “natural resource damage funds” from the Office of Natural Resource Restoration at NJDEP paved the way for transforming the remaining 62 acres of the landfill into a public park. These unique funds come from the state’s recovery of damages to public resources (e.g. fish, wildlife, habitat and drinking water) that have been injured by pollutant discharges.

It is fitting that these “NRD” funds are being used to create an urban oasis of freshwater tidal wetlands, living shorelines, a tidally fed fishing pond with kayak access to the Delaware River, hiking trails, observation platforms and habitat for endangered species. One of the endangered species that many hope returns to this site, which overlooks the Delaware with the Philadelphia skyline as the backdrop, is our nation’s symbol - the bald eagle.

JPC Group, a construction company from Southern New Jersey and

Philadelphia, was hired as the general contractor for the project. JPC Group brought on The Dawson Corporation with a stellar reputation in ecological restoration, to oversee the tidal wetland, living shoreline and other habitat/public access work. Dawson Corporation, now a division of SumCo Eco-contracting, coordinated the installation of acres of erosion matting, coir logs, soils and over 90,000 plants for this transformed landfill. Species of birds and fish are already returning to the job site, showing just how quickly wildlife will move into their newly created habitat.

Paul Thievon of Thievon Horticultural Products was charged with

sourcing the plant material for the project. Pinelands Nursery was not initially a major supplier for the project, but their role increased as the project progressed. There were many factors in this decision which included their stellar plant quality, expertise in this type of restoration, and the local ecotype of the plant material.

When completed Harrison Avenue Landfill, now known as Cramer

Hill Waterfront Park will have many overlooks with great views of the city of Philadelphia, the Delaware and Cooper rivers, and Petty’s Island. This is a park that will have abundant public recreation, including hiking trails, fishing pond, kayak channel, sensory gardens, and playgrounds, but also significant acreage dedicated to habitat and conservation. A landfill that has plagued the city for decades as a wasteland is now being converted into a clean, safe, cultural, recreational and environmental treasure. Imagine bald eagles foraging and nesting in Camden!

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Herbaceous Plants

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Herbaceous Plants

Please visit our website for up to date pricing and contact us for availability.

Quart Sizes can be supplied through a contract grow.

ACORUS AMERICANUS (sweetflag): fleshy, perennial herb with long, sword-shaped, aromatic foliage.

Often found in standing water. Mature Size: 1-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug AGROSTIS ALBA (redtop): intolerant, sod forming grass of damp thickets and swales. A good erosion control species with reddish green flowers. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug ALISMA PLANTAGO-AQUATICA (water-plantain): herb of marshes and shallow ponds with basal, egg-shaped leaves and open, branched inflorescence. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug AMMOPHILA BREVILIGULATA (American beachgrass): dominant grass of Atlantic coastal dunes. Extend planting season w/containerized plugs. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: 2” plug ANDROPOGON GERARDII (big bluestem): tall grass, found on dry, sunny sites. Foliage turns from blue-green to coppery in the fall. Mature Size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug ANDROPOGON VIRGINICUS (broomsedge): common species of dry, open sites. Like little bluestem, but leafier & flowers tucked inside bracts. Mature Size: 2-5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: 2” plug AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS (red columbine): an erect branching perennial native to woodlands and rocky slopes.

Boasts nodding, red and yellow flowers. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA (swamp milkweed): ornamental plant of marshes, wet meadows & swamps.

Showy, pink flowers attract butterflies. Mature Size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA (common milkweed): this milkweed of poor, dry soils spreads rather rapidly by rhizomes. Pink flowers in drooping clusters. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA (butterfly weed): striking, orange flowers in umbels. Leaves lance-shaped or narrow, 2-5” long. Dry fields and banks. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: 2” plug ATHYRIUM FELIX-FEMINA (lady fern): this shade loving fern of forests and wet meadows has a dainty appearance despite its size. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: Tubeling BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS (blue wild indigo): lupine-like, indigo-blue flowers in racemes up to 12”. Shrub like in appearance liking full sun & dry soils. Mature Size: 3-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug BAPTISIA TINCTORIA (yellow wild indigo): well-branched 2’ perennial legume of dry, sterile, sandy soils. Bright yellow flowers in summer. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS (bluejoint grass): common plant of bogs, swamps, thin woods and wet meadows. Can withstand partial inundation. Mature Size: 2-5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug CAREX COMOSA (longhair sedge): clumping midsize sedge of wet meadows, swamps & freshwater wetland margins. Not rhizomatous. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug CAREX CRINITA (fringed sedge): grasslike sedge usually about 2-3’ tall. heads pendant when ripe. Mature Size:

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Herbaceous Plants

Long heavy seed

2-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL.

Sizing: 2” plug

Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed)

Baptisia australis (Blue Wild Indigo)

Carex pennsylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge)

CAREX LURIDA (shallow sedge): similar to fringed sedge except seed heads are much thicker and shorter and do not hang down when ripe. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug CAREX PENSYLVANICA (Pennsylvania sedge): low-growing, fine-textured sedge of drywoods, sandy soils and pine barrens. Rhizomatous, thin groundcover. Mature Size: 8-10”. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug CAREX SCOPARIA (broom sedge): mid-size sedge of open wet to dry meadows. Common name comes from the broom-like inflorescence. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug CAREX STIPATA (awl-fruited sedge): non-rhizomatous sedge of swampy woods & meadows. Tolerant of partial shade & drought. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug CAREX STRICTA (tussock sedge): grasslike sedge of marshes & swamps, forms large hummocks. Finetextured foliage & slender seedheads. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug CAREX VULPINOIDEA (fox sedge): grasslike sedge of freshwater marshes & wet meadows. Slow growing and can tolerate partial shade. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug CONONCLINIUM COELESTINUM (blue mistflower): adaptable perennial of sandy coastal marshes to drier inland meadows. Ornamental lavender flowers. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA (lanceleaf tickseed): flat, solitary, yellow flowers in early summer. Colonizes in poor, well drained soils. Drought tolerant. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: 2” plug DANTHONIA SPICATA (poverty grass): bunchgrass that thrives on poor soils of open woods, dry meadows & old fields. Dense rosettes of curly, wiry leaves. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: 2” plug DISTICHLIS SPICATA (spike grass): very common, low growing, rhizomatous grass of high salt marshes.

Usually grows with Spartina patens. Mature Size: To 4’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug DRYOPTERIS MARGINALIS (marginal woodfern): clump forming fern of dry, shady conditions. Light green turning dark green by late summer. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: Tubeling ECHINACEA PURPUREA (purple coneflower): showy 2’perennial with pink to magenta flowers on stiff stems held above a basal rosette of coarse leaves. Mature Size: 2-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: 2” plug ELEOCHARIS OBTUSA (blunt spikerush): low-growing plant of wet meadows, ditches & shallow ponds. Small terminal seed heads. Mature Size: To 2’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug ELYMUS RIPARIUS (riverbank wild-rye): medium to tall grass of low, rich, moist soil of streambanks and margins of shaded woods. Mature Size: 2-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug

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Eupatorium maculatum (Spotted Joe-Pye)

Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp Rose Mallow)

Iris versicolor (Blue Flag Iris)

ELYMUS VIRGINICUS (Virginia wild-rye): medium to tall perennial grass of moist woods, meadows & freshwater marshes. Tolerates light shade. Mature Size: 2-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW-. Sizing: 2” plug ERAGROSTIS SPECTABILIS (purple love grass): sun loving native that prefers dry, barren, sandy or gravel conditions. Fibrous, rhizomatous root system. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: 2” plug

EUPATORIUM MACULATUM (spotted joe-pye): perennial of wet meadows, ditches & pond shores.

Flat-topped heads of pink flowers. Mature Size: 4-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM (boneset): flat-topped, coarse-leaved perennial with clusters of ivory flowers.

Found in low woods & wet meadows. Mature Size: 2-5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM (purple joe-pye): wildflower of moist woods & meadows with whorled leaves & dome-shaped clusters of pink flowers. Mature Size: 4-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug EURYBIA DIVARICATA (white wood aster): shade loving aster of dry soils is early blooming in late summer.

Single-petal, white flower clusters. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug, GLYCERIA CANADENSIS (rattlesnake grass): medium to tall grass of forested wetlands, bogs and wet meadows. Tolerant of periodic inundation. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug GLYCERIA STRIATA (fowl mannagrass): clump-forming grass of wet soils. Stems may reach 4’ tall.

Large, drooping, open inflorescence. Mature Size: To 4’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug HELENIUM AUTUMNALE (common sneezeweed): this large perennial bears yellow, daisy like flowers in late summer to early fall. Mature Size: 4-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug HELIANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS (Swamp sunflower): 2 inch yellow flowers bloom in clusters handling partial shade Starts flowering late September. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug HELIOPSIS HELIANTHOIDES (false sunflower): adaptable perennial of dry, open sites. Showy golden flowers in summer. Mature Size: 3-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug, HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS (swamp rose-mallow): perennial herb with large, attractive white or pink, five petaled flowers. Mature Size: To 7’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug IRIS VERSICOLOR (blueflag iris): native iris of northern wetlands with attractive blue flowers & flattened, sword-shaped leaves. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug JUNCUS CANADENSIS (Canada rush): midsize, clumping rush of all wetland types except saltmarsh & heavily forested wetlands. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug

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Herbaceous Plants

Juncus effusus (Soft Rush)

Liatris spicata (Dense Blazingstar)

Nymphea ordata (Fragrant Waterlily)

JUNCUS EFFUSUS (soft rush): clump forming rush which usually reaches about 3’ in height. Stems are unbranched & round in cross section. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug, JUNCUS GERARDII (black-grass): low growing, salt tolerant rush often found with Distichlis spicata and Spartina patens in high tidal marshes. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug JUNCUS MILITARIS (bayonet rush): medium to tall rush usually found growing in fairly deep water.

Elongated leaves with distinct cross walls. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug LEERSIA ORYZOIDES (rice cutgrass): tall grass with serrated leaves which can tear bare skin.

Aggressive colonizer of wet sites. Mature Size: To 5’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug LIATRIS SPICATA (dense blazing star): tall and slender with rayless, rose-purple flower heads arranged on a dense spike. Good for marsh edges. Mature Size: To 4’ Wetland Indicator Status: FAC+. Sizing: 2” plug LOBELIA CARDINALIS (cardinal flower): pretty herb of wetlands with striking, bright red flowers & toothed, alternate leaves. Mature Size: To 5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug LOBELIA SIPHILITICA (blue lobelia): blue flowered cousin to cardinal flower, with untoothed or irregularly toothed, alternate leaves. Mature Size: To 5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS (ostrich fern): large, tropical-looking northern fern of damp, shady woods & forests.Mature Size: To 5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: Tubeling MIMULUS RINGENS (monkey flower): medium height, perennial herb of swamps streambanks, & wet meadows. Attractive, tubular, blue flowers. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug, MONARDA DIDYMA (scarlet beebalm): showy bright red flowers persisting from summer to fall. Leaves, used for tea by Native American Indians, smell of mint. Mature Size: 2-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug MONARDA FISTULOSA (wild bergamot): perennial found in dry fields, thickets & woodland borders. 2” clusters of pale pink-lilac, flowers late summer. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: 2” plug MONARDA PUNCTATA (spotted horsemint): dry-site perennial with yellow and pink flowers flecked with purple. Common in old fields. Mature Size: To 2’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: 2” plug NUPHAR LUTEA (spatterdock): deep water rhizomatous perennial. Solitary yellow flowers. Leaves submerged, floating on surface or emergent. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug NYMPHAEA ODORATA (fragrant waterlily): aquatic plant of bogs, ponds and slow streams.

Blooms early June to late September. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug

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Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern)

Pontideria cordata (Pickerelweed)

Rudbeckia hirta (Black eyed Susan)

ONOCLEA SENSIBILIS (sensitive fern): rhizomatous fern, normally about 2’ tall. From wet meadows & forested wetlands. Mature Sizing: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: Tubeling OSMUNDA CINNAMOMEA (cinnamon fern): erect clumping fern, up to 3’ tall. Cinnamon colored hairs at the base of each frond. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: Tubeling OSMUNDA REGALIS (royal fern): tussock-forming fern. Grows in marshes, swamps, wet meadows & moist woodlands. Mature Size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: Tubeling PANICUM AMARUM (bitter panic grass): large grass of sandy coastal soils. A good erosion control plant, tolerant of salt spray.Mature Size: 2-5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: 2” plug PANICUM VIRGATUM (switchgrass): very common bunch grass of medium to dry open sites.

Attractive fall & winter color. Mature Size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug PELTANDRA VIRGINICA (arrow arum): fleshy herb of tidal marshes & shallow waters, with large arrowhead shaped leaves & inconspicuous flowers. Mature Size: To 2’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug PENSTEMON DIGITALIS (foxglove beardtongue): Handsome perennial from poorly drained soils.

Summer flowers white or pale purple. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2”plug, POLYSTICHUM ACROSTICHOIDES (Christmas fern): Shade tolerant fern of dry sites that holds its green color into the winter months. Mature Size: To 2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: Tubeling PONTEDERIA CORDATA (pickerelweed): herb of tidal marshes & shallow waters, with fleshy, heartshaped leaves & purple flower spikes. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug RUDBECKIA FULGIDA (orange coneflower): This native perennial of dry soils craves full sun & gets classic black-eyed susan flowers in late summer. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug RUDBECKIA HIRTA (black-eyed susan): drought-tolerant perennial of fields & meadows. Bright yellow flowers, prolific bloomer. Mature Size: To 2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: 2” plug RUDBECKIA LACINIATA (cutleaf coneflower): Found in flood plains and moist soils. Large yellow flowers with deep, velvet brown center.

Mature Size: 4-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug

SAGITTARIA LATIFOLIA (duck potato): herb of shallow waters, w/arrowhead shaped leaves & small, white flowers. Overwinters as a tuber. Mature Size: To 4’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SAURURUS CERNUUS (lizard tail): herb of swamps & shallow waterways, with heart-shaped leaves & long, tail-like white flower spikes. Mature Size: To 4’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug

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Herbaceous Plants

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii (Softstem Bulrush)

Solidago sempervirens (Seaside Goldenrod)

Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass)

SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM (little bluestem): low bunchgrass of eastern US. Thrives on dry sites & poor soil. Colorful fall foliage. Mature Size: 2-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU-. Sizing: 2” plug SCHOENOPLECTUS ATROVIRENS (green bulrush): med. bulrush of marshes & wet meadows. Long ¼” wide leaf blades & terminal seedheads. Mature Size: To 5’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SCHOENOPLECTUS CYPERINUS (woolgrass): grass-like bulrush with “wool-like” seed heads, commonly found in ditches & swales. Mature size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug SCHOENOPLECTUS PUNGENS (common three square): rush with sharply triangular stems. A good erosion control species for wet sites. Mature size: To 4’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug SCHOENOPLECTUS ROBUSTUS (salt-marsh bulrush): rhizomatous leafy bulrush of brackish water and salt marshes. Mature Size: To 4’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SCHOENOPLECTUS TABERNAEMONTANI (soft-stem bulrush): stems slightly triangular at base.

Good colonizer of very wet soils. Mature Size: To 10’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS (Canada goldenrod): yellow, fall flowering goldenrod liking sun & part shade in dry to moist soils. Attracts nectar-butterflies. Mature Size: 3-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACU. Sizing: 2” plug SOLIDAGO NEMORALIS (gray goldenrod): Compact goldenrod of dry, sandy, open sites. Yellow racemes in summer and fall. Mature Size: To 2’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug SOLIDAGO RUGOSA (wrinkle-leaf goldenrod): attractive plant of meadows, fields, roadsides and ditches.

Prefers moderate moisture. Yellow flowers. Mature Size: 2-5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FAC. Sizing: 2” plug SOLIDAGO SEMPERVIRENS (seaside goldenrod): salt tolerant, fleshy perennial with terminal panicles of yellow flowers in the fall. Mature Size: To 7’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug SORGHASTRUM NUTANS (Indian grass): a striking bunch grass. Very tolerant of most site conditions. Mature Size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: UPL. Sizing: 2” plug SPARGANIUM AMERICANUM (lesser bur-reed): fleshy herb of shallow waters & muddy shores with long lance shaped leaves & rounded seedheads. Mature Size: To 3’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SPARGANIUM EURYCARPUM (giant bur-reed): very similar in appearance to lesser burreed. Can grow slightly taller & has bigger seedheads. Mature Size: To 7’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA (smooth cordgrass): salt tolerant grass of the intertidal zone. Important for erosion control on salt marshes. Mature Size: 1-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug

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Spartina patens (Salt Meadow Cordgrass)

Symphyotrichum novae-angliea (New England Aster)

Verbena hastata (Blue vervain)

SPARTINA CYNOSUROIDES (big cordgrass): very tall, salt tolerant grass found at a slightly higher elevation than smooth cordgrass. Mature Size: To 10’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SPARTINA PATENS (salt meadow cordgrass): short, salt tolerant grass found just above mean high tide.

Normally grows with Distichlis spicata. Mature Size: 1-3’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug SPARTINA PECTINATA (prairie cordgrass): tall grass of brackish and fresh tidal marshes. Similar to S. cynosuroides, but found in less saline systems. Mature Size: 2-6’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug SYMPHYOTRICHUM LAEVE (Smooth aster): fall blooming aster preferring dry soils. Small clusters of lavenderblue flowers have yellow centers fade to red. Mature Size: 2-4’. Wetland Indicator Status: NI. Sizing: 2” plug SYMPHYOTRICHUM NOVAE-ANGLIAE (New England aster): Forb with lavender, purple or blue flowers.

Somewhat shade and drought tolerant. Mature Size: 3-5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW. Sizing: 2” plug SYMPHYOTRICHUM NOVI-BELGII (New York aster): attractive forb with violet-blue flower heads. Very common in low areas along the coast. Mature Size: To 5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug THELYPTERIS PALUSTRIS (marsh fern): native to marshes and wet meadows. Tolerates wet, rich soil but not standing water. Spreads by rhizome. Mature Size: 1-2’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: Tubeling TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA (narrowleaf cattail): rhizomatous plant. Narrow leaves, interrupted male & female seedheads. Fresh to brackish water. Mature Size: To 6’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug TYPHA LATIFOLIA (broadleaf cattail): strongly rhizomatous perennial. Leaves wider, male & female seedheads not interrupted. Fresh water only. Mature Size: To 9’. Wetland Indicator Status: OBL. Sizing: 2” plug VERBENA HASTATA (blue vervain): medium height herb up to 5’ tall with opposite branching & bluish to violet terminal flower spikes. Mature Size: To 5’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug VERNONIA NOVEBORACENSIS (New York ironweed): perennial with alternate branching & magenta aster-like flowers. Mature Size: To 7’. Wetland Indicator Status: FACW+. Sizing: 2” plug

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Herbaceous Plants

“Pinelands Nursery’s

knowledge of native

plant species and recommendations was useful in selecting the best species for the site location and conditions.”

Connectivity is the Key to Success The restoration of Mattawoman Creek Circa 1608, as per the maps of Captain John Smith, Mattawoman Creek, or Mataughquamend in Algonquin, translates to “where one goes pleasantly.”

Thanks to current restoration efforts, that statement holds true today. The Mattawoman Creek Mitigation Site (MCMS) is a stream and wetland mitigation bank site located in Pomfret, Charles County, Maryland. The MCMS includes approximately 80 acres of forested freshwater wetland and upland habitat that has been restored, created, enhanced or preserved. This land is highlighted by 4,000 linear feet of stream restoration. The importance of this watershed is well documented. According to the Maryland Division of Natural Resources, the Mattawoman estuary is one of the most productive sampled tributaries for migratory fish. A key stream restoration objective was to restore connectivity between the stream and adjacent floodplain wetlands.

Due to unusually wet conditions during construction, the completion of grading activities and stream construction was particularly challenging.

The floodplain wetlands were graded with large depressions intended to retain out-of-bank flow and promote infiltration. Grading included hummockhollow microtopography which presented a challenge for the selection and distribution of tree and shrub species across the site. The hollow areas were generally planted with primarily obligate wetland species, while hummock areas were generally planted with species that could tolerate less saturated conditions. A total of 29,101 trees and shrubs were planted at the site.

Over the last 10 years, Pinelands Nursery and GreenVest have developed a great partnership.

Bobby Miller from Greenvest added his thoughts about the realtionship, “Pinelands Nursery provides GreenVest with a diverse selection of native wetland plants and delivers healthy and robust tree and shrub species for restoration projects. Pinelands Nursery’s knowledge and recommendations of native plant species was useful in selecting the best species for the Mattawoman Creek Mitigation Site. Pinelands’ friendly and enthusiastic staff is always responsive and accommodating all of our project-specific needs.”

For more information about Mattawoman Creek please visit: https://www.cbf.org/about-cbf/locations/maryland/issues/mattawoman-creek.html

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The Smell of Success a project by

Bohemia Garden Center, Inc. - Flushing Bay, NY

How To: Designing a Stormwater Management Basin Designing a rain garden, detention basin, or bioswale?

Let us help!

Ecological restoration is more than an action; it’s a mindset. You can’t

simply fix the effect, you have to address the cause. That’s exactly what is happening in prominent Flushing Bay, located near the former World’s Fair site in Queens, NY. To its neighbors, Flushing Bay was known more for its heinous stench than its ecological benefits. This prompted New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection to make a change – a change that started with a $200 million dollar clean up to restore the wetlands of its beleaguered shores.

In addition to dredging the spoils of historical pollution created by two major sewer outfalls and industrial activity, the project includes upgrading the sewer systems to redirect sewage and storm water runoff away from the bay and into water treatment plants during heavy rainfall occurrences. At the heart of it all was the planting of over 100,000 saltwater species that help filter the bay’s water the same way a natural functioning system would in a healthy ecosystem. This type of work comes with great responsibility, which is all the better for Bohemia Garden Center, who has been specializing in projects like this for 30 years under the tutelage of president Donna Defede. Donna and her team take the success of their project to heart, paying great attention to detail every step of the way. This type of work ethic has led to numerous accolades, such as receiving the 2008-2009 NYSDOT Prime Contractor of the Year. When it came to providing the salt marsh plant material, Donna trusted no one more than Pinelands Nursery. “The success of any construction project depends on

Stormwater management basins present unique challenges because water levels can fluctuate dramatically. The lists to the right are guidelines for three basic hydrologic zones found in most basins.

Species are recommended for one zone or another based on their National Wetland Indicator Status (for more information, see Page 12 of our catalog).

Because basins can go from dry for long periods of time to inundated very quickly, pay close attention to The National Wetland Indicator Status to help make your project much more successful. Knowing how much water will be where, and when, is critical.

working together as a team to bring it to completion, and to what the architect envisioned in their design. A very important part of that team is our suppliers.

Pinelands is the best, and that is well known throughout the industry and why we have worked together for over 20 years,” said Defede, reflecting on their relationship. “Pinelands will work with you every step of the way in getting their quality plant material grown, accepted and delivered to the job site in the time frame given. Any questions you have about that plant – Pinelands knows the answer and is always willing to help in any way they can to make that project a success.” Already, this project is being considered a success. According to the DEP’s project manager, Shrinivasen Sewgobind, “Some species are coming back - horseshoe crabs, turtles, and birds we’ve never seen.” Along with the wildlife, the residents have enjoyed the bay’s rebirth as well. The smell of sweet success far exceeds the smell of failure. Just ask any longtime Flushing resident.

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*Note that many species will do well in more than one zone.

Permanently Inundated

Berms & Banks

Herbaceous

Woody

Herbaceous

Woody

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (FACW+)

Quercus bicolor (FACW+)

Asclepias tuberosa (UPL)

Ceanothus americanus (UPL)

Lobelia cardinalis (FACW+)

Salix nigra (FACW+)

Monarda fistulosa (UPL)

Rhus aromatica (UPL)

Schoenoplectus cyperinus (FACW+)

Alnus serrulata (OBL)

Monarda punctata (UPL)

Rhus glabra (UPL)

Schoenoplectus pungens (FACW+)

Cephalanthus occidentalis (OBL)

Sorghastrum nutans (UPL)

Rosa carolina (UPL)

Acorus americanus (OBL)

Chamaecyparis thyoides (OBL)

Dryopteris marginalis (FACU-)

Fagus grandifolia (FACU)

Carex stricta (OBL)

Itea virginica (OBL)

Panicum amarum (FACU-)

Juniperus virginiana (FACU)

Glyceria canadensis (OBL)

Rosa palustris (OBL)

Polystichum acrostichoides (FACU-)

Viburnum prunifolium (FACU)

Glyceria striata (OBL)

Taxodium distichum (OBL)

Rudbeckia hirta (FACU-)

Ilex opaca (FACU+)

Hibiscus moscheutos (OBL)

Viburnum nudum (OBL)

Schizachyrium scoparium (FACU-)

Amelanchier canadensis (FAC)

Iris versicolor (OBL)

Andropogon virginicus (FACU)

Betula populifolia (FAC)

Leersia oryzoides (OBL)

Coreopsis lanceolata (FACU)

Cornus racemosa (UPL)

Pontederia cordata (OBL)

Echinacea purpurea (FACU)

Morella pensylvanica (FAC)

Sagittaria latifolia (OBL)

Andropogon gerardii (FAC)

Photinia pyrifolia (FAC)

Schoenoplectus atrovirens (OBL)

Eupatorium purpureum (FAC)

Viburnum dentatum (FAC)

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii (OBL)

Panicum virgatum (FAC)

Diospyros virginiana (FAC-)

Typha latifolia (OBL)

Penstemon digitalis (FAC)

Rhus copallinum (NI)

Water’s Edge Herbaceous

Woody

Eupatorium coelestinum (FAC)

Acer rubrum (FAC)

Panicum virgatum (FAC)

Amelanchier canadensis (FAC)

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (FACW-)

Photinia melanocarpa (FAC)

Elymus virginicus (FACW-)

Rosa virginiana (FAC)

Elymus riparius (FACW)

Spiraea latifolia (FAC)

Eupatorium fistulosum (FACW)

Viburnum dentatum (FAC)

Helianthus angustifolius (FACW)

Clethra alnifolia (FAC+)

Onoclea sensibilis (FACW)

Ilex glabra (FACW-)

Rudbeckia laciniata (FACW)

Platanus occidentalis (FACW-)

Calamagrostis anadensis (FACW+)

Sambucus canadensis (FACW-)

Eupatorium perfoliatum (FACW+)

Betula nigra (FACW)

Helenium autumnale (FACW+)

Cornus amomum (FACW)

Juncus effusus (FACW+)

Photinia pyrifolia (FACW)

Lobelia cardinalis (FACW+)

Quercus palustris (FACW)

Lobelia siphilitica (FACW+)

Salix discolor (FACW)

Schoenoplectus cyperinus (FACW+)

Spiraea tomentosa (FACW)

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (FACW+)

Viburnum trilobum (FACW)

Verbena hastata (FACW+)

Cornus sericea (FACW+)

Vernonia noveboracensis (FACW+)

Ilex verticillata (FACW+)

Asclepias incarnata (OBL)

Salix nigra (FACW+)

Carex lurida (OBL) Iris versicolor (OBL)

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Plant Recommendations Plants for Wet Sites

Herbaceous

Liriodendron tulipifera

Polystichum acrostichoides

Note: Numbers in ( ) indicate maximum planting depth in inches

Morella cerifera

Schizachyrium scoparium

Morella pensylvanica

Solidago caesia

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Solidago sempervirens

Pinus echinata

Sorghastrum nutans

Woodies

Acorus americanus (6)

Acer rubrum

Alisma plantago-aquatica (12)

Acer saccharinum

Carex stricta (6)

Alnus serrulata

Hibiscus moscheutos (3)

Baccharis halimifolia

Iris versicolor (6)

Betula nigra

Juncus militaris (36)

Betula populifolia

Leersia oryzoides (6)

Carpinus caroliniana

Nuphar lutea (36)

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Nymphaea odorata (36)

Chamaecyparis thyoides

Peltandra virginica (12)

Clethra alnifolia

Pontederia cordata (12)

Cornus amomum

Sagittaria latifolia (24)

Cornus sericea

Saururus cernuus (12)

Ilex glabra

Schoenoplectus atrovirens (6)

Ilex verticillata

Schoenoplectus pungens (6)

Itea virginica

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii (12)

Iva frutescens

Sparganium americanum (6)

Lindera benzoin

Sparganium eurycarpum (12)

Liquidambar styraciflua

Typha angustifolia (12)

Magnolia virginiana

Typha latifolia (12)

Morella cerifera

Photinia pyrifolia

Quercus bicolor Quercus palustris Quercus phellos Rosa palustris Salix discolor Salix nigra Sambucus canadensis Spiraea tomentosa

Plants Dry Sites Woodies Acer saccharum Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Betula lenta Betula populifolia Carpinus caroliniana Celtis occidentalis Cercis canadensis Comptonia peregrina

Spiraea latifolia

Cornus florida

Taxodium distichum

Cornus racemosa

Vaccinium corymbosum

Diospyros virginiana

Viburnum dentatum

Fagus grandifolia

Viburnum lentago

Hamamelis virginiana

Viburnum nudum

Ilex opaca

Viburnum trilobum

Juniperus virginiana

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Pinus virginiana

Salt Tolerant Plants

Prunus maritima Prunus serotina Quercus alba Quercus coccinea Quercus falcata Quercus ilicifolia Quercus marilandica Quercus prinus Quercus rubra Quercus stellata Quercus velutina Rhus aromatica Rhus copallinum Rhus typhina Rosa carolina Tilia americana

Physocarpus opulifolius Platanus occidentalis

Pinus taeda

Sassafras albidum

Nyssa sylvatica Photinia melanocarpa

Pinus rigida

Vaccinium angustifolium Viburnum prunifolium

Woodies Key:A-tolerant of infrequent flooding with slightly salty water; B-tolerant of slightly salty soil and water; C-tolerant of salt spray

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (C) Baccharis halimifolia (A) Celtis occidentalis (C) Cephalanthus occidentalis (B)

Clethra alnifolia (B) Ilex glabra (B) Ilex opaca (B) Iva frutescens (C) Juniperus virginiana (C) Lindera benzoin (B) Magnolia virginiana (B) Morella cerifera (B) Morella pensylvanica (B)

Herbaceous

Nyssa sylvatica (C)

Andropogon virginicus

Parthenocissus quinquefolia(C)

Ammophila breviligulata

Photinia melanocarpa (B)

Asclepias syriaca

Photinia pyrifolia (B)

Asclepias tuberosa

Pinus rigida (C)

Baptisia tinctoria

Prunus maritima (C)

Carex pensylvanica

Rhus copallinum (C

Coreopsis lanceolata

Rhus typhina (C)

Echinacea purpurea

Rosa carolina (C)

Heliopsis helianthoides

Sambucus canadensis (C)

Monarda didyma

Viburnum dentatum (C)

Monarda fistulosa Monarda punctata Panicum amarum Panicum virgatum Penstemon digitalis

Plant Recommendations Herbaceous

Physocarpus opulifolius (FB)

Sagittaria latifolia

Carex vulpinoidea

Note: Numbers in ( ) indicate maximum salinity tolerance in parts per thousand (PPT)

Prunus maritima (FB)

Saururus cernuus

Dryopteris marginalis

Rosa carolina (FB)

Solidago nemoralis

Elymus riparius

(NA) indicates maximum salinity tolerance is not quantified in the literature.

Rosa palustris (FB)

Solidago sempervirens

Elymus virginicus

Rosa virginiana (FB)

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Glyceria striata

Spiraea latifolia (F)

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Helianthus angustifolius

Spiraea tomentosa (F)

Verbena hastata

Iris versicolor

Vaccinium angustifolium (FB)

Vernonia noveboracensis

Juncus effusus

Acorus americanus (10) Distichlis spicata (50) Hibiscus moscheutos (15) Juncus gerardii (NA) Juncus roemerianus (25) Panicum amarum (NA) Panicum virgatum (10) Peltandra virginica (2) Pontederia cordata (3) Schoenoplectus pungens (15) Schoenoplectus robustus (25) Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii (15)

Solidago sempervirens (NA) Spartina alterniflora (35) Spartina cynosuroides (10) Spartina patens (35) Spartina pectinata (3) Typha angustifolia (15)

Vaccinium corymbosum (FB) Viburnum dentatum (FB) Viburnum lentago (FB) Viburnum nudum (FB) Viburnum prunifolium (FB) Viburnum trilobum (FB) Herbaceous Asclepias incarnata Asclepias syriaca Asclepias tuberosa Baptisia australis Baptisia tinctoria Coreopsis lanceolata Echinacea purpurea Eupatorium coelestinum

Ornamental Plants

Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium maculatum Eupatorium perfoliatum

Woodies Amelanchier canadensis (FB) Cephalanthus occidentalis (F) Cercis canadensis (F) Clethra alnifolia (F) Cornus amomum (FB) Cornus florida (FB) Cornus racemosa (FB) Cornus sericea (FB) Hamamelis virginiana (F) Ilex opaca (B) Ilex verticillata (B) Itea virginica (F) Magnolia virginiana (FB) Photinia pyrifolia (FB) Photinia melanocarpa (FB)

Shade Tolerant Plants

Euparotium purpureum Heliopsis helianthoides Hibiscus moscheutos Iris versicolor Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Mimulus ringens Monarda didyma Monarda fistulosa Monarda punctata Nuphar lutea Nymphaea odorata Penstemon digitalis Pontederia cordata Rudbeckia fulgida Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia laciniata

Leersia oryzoides Lobelia cardinalis Matteuccia struthiopteris

Woodies Acer saccharum Amelanchier canadensis Carpinus caroliniana Cercis canadensis Clethra alnifolia Cornus amomum Cornus florida Cornus sericea Fagus grandifolia

Onoclea sensibilis Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda regalis Peltandra virginica Pontederia cordata Rudbeckia laciniata Saururus cernuus Sparganium eurycarpum Symphyotricum novi-belgii Thelypteris palustris

Hamamelis virginiana Ilex glabra Ilex opaca Ilex verticillata Lindera benzoin Magnolia virginiana Nyssa sylvatica Photinia pyrifolia Photinia melanocarpa Physocarpus opulifolius Vaccinium corymbosum Viburnum dentatum Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum trilobum Herbaceous Acorus americanus Athyrium felix-femina Calamagrostis canadensis Carex crinita Carex stipata Carex stricta

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Our Commitment to Sustainability We’ve always prided ourselves on our sustainability efforts. A few years ago, we joined the New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry becoming the 2nd nursery to do so!

Since we were already doing many things that qualified us for the registry, it was a no-brainer for us to join. Here are a few of the things we do that help us be sustainable: Pollinator Friendly We’re a native plant nursery. How could we not pride ourselves on our pollinator friendliness? In addition to growing plants that pollinators just plain love, we’ve created 30+ acres of pollinator habitat with our seeds fields and surrounding buffers. If that wasn’t enough, a few of our employees are beekeepers as well. We actually have over 20 working beehives on our farms.

In addition to helping pollinators, our nursery is completely neonicotinoid free. To top it all off, our past president, Don Knezick, was honored as the Pollinator Partnerships Pollinator Steward of the Year in 2015.

Water Conscious We’ve always been water conscious at the nursery. We started by recapturing irrigation and rain water to use for irrigation in other parts of the nursery. We switched some of our larger pots to drip irrigation, so there was less water loss. We recently invested in an automatic watering system so that plants only get the precise amount of water that they need and not a precious drop more! The cherry on top is that we got our team reusable water bottles to reduce plastic and water waste.

Environmentally Focused Science shows that native plants are super beneficial to the environment. In an effort to be even more environmentally conscious, we took our efforts one step further. The boxes we use for shipping are made from recycled materials. We have solar panels on the roofs of our buildings that create much of the electricity we use for the year. In addition, we typically donate over $30,000 worth of trees, plants, and seeds each year to deserving municipal and non-profit restoration projects.

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6 REASONS TO CHOOSE

PINELANDS NURSERY •1•

We are honest about our products. We’ll always give you straightforward updates and tell you if our plants are right for you.

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Our knowledgeable staff has over 170 years of combined experience in the nursery trade.

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We’re a family company and have been for over 35 years. That means we like to treat our customers like family as well.

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We are constantly trying to improve and aspire to supply the best restoration plants on the market year after year.

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We want to see you be successful.

Helping our customers find the right plants is one of the things we do best.

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We wild collect much of the seed we use to grow our plants. This provides us with a population of genetically diverse plants.

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