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Wetland Mitigation and Habitat Restoration... Our Only Business - Since 1984
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Bioengineering Materials Herbaceous and Woody
Plants and of Wetland Seeds
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Product Links: Ordering InstructionsOrdering:Mail or fax us your signed purchase order. All orders require a 25% down payment; payments can be made by check or credit card. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. New York State residents please add sales tax, or send a tax-exempt form with your order if applicable. All orders are subject to confirmation of availability and delivery schedule. On receipt of your down payment and purchase order we will confirm availability. Trees and shrubs are available on a quotation basis. Please contact us for quotes on plant conditions not listed. Terms:All first time orders must be paid
COD or by credit card. An account can be opened after your first order; ask for
a credit application. All past due accounts are charged a 2.5% per month late
payment penalty beginning on the 30th day. All collection costs will
be charged in addition to any service charges or penalties. A purchase order
signifies agreement with these terms.
Shipping:
All orders are charged a 7% handling fee. Scheduling:Plants can only be shipped when season and weather conditions allow for harvesting and shipping. Please place your order at least two weeks before needed, to allow time for collecting. Some species may be available only during certain seasons. Cancellations:All cancellations must be made 30 days prior to shipment. Down payments are non refundable unless we have not begun to prepare your order. Quantities and Pricing:Quantities may rarely be limited. We will send you a signed acknowlegement to confirm availability before your order is collected or shipped. We reserve the right to change prices without prior notice. Warranty:All plants are guaranteed to be alive and healthy when shipped. No other implied or written warranty is offered. We encourage you to inspect our plants and facilities before you order. We will send samples at your request. All claims must be made within 5 days of delivery. Nursery location with plant hardiness zones
Back to Contents Sources of PlantsCan't find what you need?We offer a large selection by acquiring stock from a variety of sources and additional plant species may be available. If you do not see what you require in this catalog, please call us.Contract growingWe can arrange contract growing for large orders. This may be necessary to insure that the desired quantities and species will be available when you need them. Orders may be placed up to 1.5 years in advance. Also note that we can contract to grow wetland herbs in plug trays if desired.Nursery Grown PlantsWe operate a nursery on 25 acres of bottomland on a tributary of the Allegheny River in Allegany County, New York. We grow plants in twelve concrete ponds, 7,000 square feet of plastic covered cold frames, 2,200 square feet of heated greenhouse, and nearly two acres of constructed earthen ponds. Currently we produce containerized woody plants in 140 square feet of mist house and a 1,750 square foot shade house. We stock a number of species and are able to grow well over 250,000 herbaceous plants, and several thousand woody plants at one time. This gives us a large capability to contract grow and to keep a varied selection of plants for immediate delivery.Potted Herbaceous PlantsWe grow most of our wetland herbs in plug trays and can supply them in that form. Inquire for availability. Note that we charge an extra 2.00 per box to supply plants in plug trays (one box holds at most 3 trays or up to 150 total plugs).
Back to contents Back to seed mixes Back to seeds Recommended Seed HandlingSeed should be stored in a cool, dark place until use. Many species of wetland seed need to be cold stratified to germinate. Many species also need light to germinate.
Because so many of the species in our seed mixes need light to germinate, we do not recommend hydroseeding. We suggest broadcasting the seed, then lightly raking it in. Cold stratification simulates the effect of winter weather on the seeds. We recommend the following method of cold stratification (paraphrased from Bruce MacDonald's "Plant Propagation Principles and Practices"): Dry seeds should be fully soaked in water at room temperature prior to refrigerated stratification. Twelve to 24 hours of soaking should be sufficient for seeds without hard seed coats or coverings. After soaking, mix the seeds with a moisture-retaining medium, such as well-washed sand, peat moss, sphagnum moss, or vermiculite (almost any medium that holds moisture, provides aeration, and contains no toxic substances is suitable). The medium should be moist but not so wet that water can be squeezed out. Mix the seeds with one to three times their volume of the medium, store the mixture in polyethylene bags, and refrigerate (do not freeze) for 4 to 8 weeks. Check and turn the seeds regularly to ensure they do not dry out. Warm stratification is an identical procedure, only the seeds should be stored at room temperature rather than refrigerated.
Back to Contents Back to Bare Root Herbaceous Plants Planting ZonesHydrophytes evolved numerous adaptive modes enabling them to grow in wetland conditions. Each plant species demonstrates characteristics of a syndrome adapted to a particular hydrologic regime. A detailed description of the adaptive modes is found in "Adaptive Modes in Wetland Plants," available online from the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (on their documents page).
The last column in our table of
Herbaceous Plants for sale indicates the planting zone, or adaptive mode,
for each species. The following diagram and descriptions of some of the adaptive
modes may help to select appropriate species for constructing wetlands.
Submerged Aquatics - (Sub Aquatic)These plants are typically found in deep water (often 3 feet or deeper) that never or only rarely draws down. Typical species: Vallesnaria americana
Floating Leaved Aquatics - (Float Leaf)The water lilies are the best known species utilizing this mode. The plants are rooted in deeper water and send their leaves to the surface where they float. There are no important photosynthetic structures in the water column and the root system is usually rhizomatous. Typical species: Nymphea odorata
Floating Stemmed Aquatics - (Float Stem)These plants are characterized by their floating stems that root at the nodes. During drawdown, these species can root and spread as a carpeting mass. Plants with this adaptive mode are normally found in water depths that vary from moderately deep to the drawdown zone. Typically they are flooded 1/3 to 2/3 of the growing season. Typical species: Myosotis laxa
Aerenchymatous Perennials - (Emergent)These plants are characterized by erect stems with aerenchyma (spongy tissue) The species in this group are typical of marshes. In many wetland construction projects, they are planted too deep, as they usually require annual drawdown or maximum water depths of less than 6 inches during most of the growing season. In water depths of a foot or more, they will persist for some time, but eventually disappear. There is considerable variation in the hydrologic regimes tolerated by these species, so it is important to make observations of the local natural wetlands to determine the zonation of these species in your area before planting. Typical species: Acorus americanus
Caespitose Perennials - (Hummock)These species are usually found in the saturated soil and early drawdown zone. They are typically intolerant of long term inundation. These plants are caespitose (growing in tight clumps), forming characteristic hummocks typical of wetland meadows especially sedge meadows. Typical species: Carex stricta
Dense Graminoids - (Grass)Grasses and grasslike plants (graminoids) include both annual and perennial species. These plants are usually found in dense monotypic stands. The zone where they are found is seasonally inundated and is not saturated later in the growing season. Two of our most noxious wetland weeds, Phalaris arundinacea and Phragmites australis, are members of this group. Typical species: Carex lacustris
Broad Leaved Rhizomatous - (Broad Leaf)These species are the cause of the spectacular late-season show of wild flowers in many wetlands. They are usually rhizomatous (spreading by horizontal often subterranean stems) and form large nearly monotypic stands. These species are found in saturated soils that are only inundated for brief periods, if at all. Typical species: Aster novae angliae
Emergent Woody PlantsThese species have adapted to occupy areas of long to permanent inundation. They commonly produce adventitious roots to aid in obtaining oxygen from the water column. Typical species: Salix discolor
Trees and ShrubsThese species have adapted to short term, seasonal inundation and soil saturation. Most will not survive long term inundation or permanent soil saturation. Typical species: Acer rubrum
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