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THE CHESAPEAKE BAY & TREES
SCROLL DOWN FOR: MD NATIVE PLANTS; NEW CHESAPEAKE BAY PLATE AS OF 2004 ****************************************************************** Support the Chesapeake Bay. Apply for your Bay Plate Today! The New Bay Plate is Here! The popular "Treasure the Chesapeake" license plate is now bolder and brighter. Be among the first to show this great new design on your car or truck. Buy a new Bay Plate Today! To get your plate, visit any full-service MVA location, or click here to download the application and then mail it to the MVA. Click here to find the MVA nearest you. If you have any questions about the process of getting your license plate, call the MVA at 1-800-950-1MVA (1-800-950-1682). Proceeds from the Bay plate help the Chesapeake Bay Trust ("CBT") restore and protect the Bay and its rivers. Since 1985, the Trust has funded on-the-ground projects that rebuild wetlands, plant trees and Bay grasses, and restore oyster and fish populations. Your donated dollars are used responsibly. Ninety cents of every dollar received by the Trust goes directly to projects that benefit the Chesapeake. The CBT awards grants for tree planting projects for native trees only. Renewal Fee Information: There will now be a biannual renewal fee for the Bay plate ... . The entire renewal fee goes to the Chesapeake Bay Trust to support its grant programs. Requests for funding restoration and education projects have increased by more than 65% over the past three years. Your donation will help meet the growing demand and result in more on-the-ground projects that protect wildlife habitat and water quality in our streams, rivers and ultimately the Bay. ... With the continued support of concerned Marylanders, the Trust will involve even more groups and organizations in Bay cleanup activities in the years to come. Thank you for helping to make this possible. For more information, please contact Michelle Powell at the Chesapeake Bay Trust at 410-974-2941 x 4 or mpowell@cbtrust.org. ******************************************************** THE CHESAPEAKE BAY & TREES SCROLL DOWN FOR: MD NATIVE PLANTS AND INVASIVE PLANTS NATIVE PLANTS: Maryland Natives list from the following web site: Http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/nativesMD/coastalplain/coastal-wetlist.htm Buttonbush (Cephalanthus Occidentalis): Partial to full sun; Moist to flooded soil; Round white flowers (June-July), medium growth rate, height 3'-6'. Good source of food for ducks, etc. Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica): Partial to full sun; wet to well-drained soil; Dioecious, small waxy berries used in candle making, medium growth rate, hieght 5'-12'; Good food source for birds. Red (Twig) Osier Dogwood: 7-9', Spread 10', Loose, broad spreading, rounded multistemmed shrub. Spreads freely. Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions. Does well in moist soil. EFFECTIVE BANK COVER TO HOLD SOIL. Valuable Wildlife food. NOTE: Red Twig cuttings are easily established in early spring; simply prune the new growth, dip the cut end in a rooting hormone, such as ROOTONE, and push cut end into the ground. Other types of plants that would be good for this area are: River Bird; Ink Berry; Hightide Bush; Winterberry Holly; and Sweet Gum. Coastal Plain Sample Lists: Plants for Wet Sites, Wetlands, Ponds, and Wet Edges with Partial to Full Sun (common & scientific name)Ferns: smunda cinnamomea-cinnamon fern, smunda regalis -royal fernhelypteris palustris -marsh fernGrasses and Grasslike Plants :Carex stricta -tussock sedge Festuca rubra -red fescue (turf) Panicum virgatum -Virginia switchgrass Tripsacum dactyloides -gama grass Herbaceous Plants: vealtha palustris -marsh marigold Eupatorium dubium -Joe-Pye weed Eupatorium perfoliatum -common boneset Helianthus angustifolius -swamp sunflower Liatris spicata -blazingstar Lilium canadense -Canada lily Lilium super bum -Turk's cap lily Lobelia cardinalis -cardinal flower Lobelia siphilitica -great blue lobelia Oenothera fruticosa -sundrops Senecio aureus -golden ragwort Sisyrinchium atlanticum -coastal blue-eyed grass Solidago rugosa -wrinkle leaf goldenrod Verbena hastata -blue vervain Herbaceous Emergents (growing up out of water): Acorus calamus -sweet flag Hibiscus moscheutos -rose mallowIris versicolor- blue flag irisJuncus canadensis -Canada rush Juncus effusus -soft rush Kosteletskya virginica -seashore mallow Nupharluteum (advena) -yellow water lily Nymphaea odorata -fragrant water lily Osmunda regalis -royal fernPeltandra virginica -arrow arum Pontederia cordata -pickerelweed Sagittaria latifolia -duck potato Saururus cernuus -lizard's tail Scirpus cyperinus -woolgrass Scirpus pungens -three-square Spartina alterniflora -salt marsh cordgrass Spartina patens -salt meadow hay Typha angustifolia -narrow-leaved cattail Typha latifolia -broad-leaved cattail Zizania aquatica -wild rice Shrubs (low): Aronia melanocarpa -black chokeberry Gaylussacia frondosa -dangleberry Hypericum densiflorum -dense St. John's wort Kalmia angustifolia -sheep laurel (evgr) Rubus allegheniensis -Allegheny blackberry Shrubs (medium): Aronia arbutifolia -red chokeberry Baccharis halimifolia -high-tide bush Cepha/anthus occidentalis -button bush Ilex verticillata -winterberry holly Itea virginica -Virginia sweetspire Rhododendron viscosum -swamp azalea Rosa palustris -swamp rose Sambucus canadensis -common elderberry Shrubs (tall): Ainus serrulata -smooth alder Magnolia virginiana -sweetbay (see Trees) Viburnum prunifolium -black haw viburnum Trees (tall): Acer negundo -box elderAcer ruburm -red maple Acer saccharinum -silver maple Betula nigra -river birch Carya cordiformis -bittern ut hickory Carya glabra -pignut hickory CeJtis occidentalis -hackberry Fraxinus pennsylvanica -green ash Liquidambar styraciflua -sweet gum Nyssa sy/vatica -black gum, sourgum Pinus taeda -loblolly pine Platanus occidentalis -American sycamore Popu/us de/toides -eastern cottonwood Quercus bicolor- swamp white oak Quercus michauxii -swamp chestnut oak Quercus phellos -willow oak Sa/ix nigra -black willow Sa/ix sericea -silky willow Taxodium distichum -bald cypress Vine: Parthenocissus quinquefo/ia -Virginia creeper "Invasive Species Alert" In cooperation with The Maryland Department of Agriculture, USDA and EPA, the Home and Garden Information Center provides links to important information on controlling invasive species of weeds, diseases or insects. nFor the invader of the Month go to: (http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/invader_of_the_month.html) Maryland Invasives Species Council.Invasive Plants Diseases Plum Pox Virus: Visit the West Virginia University, Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center web site(www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ppvresources.html) for color images of the disease symptoms on fruits, leaves and seeds, and for more information about Plum pox virus. There have been no positively identified cases of plum pox virus in Maryland. This is a significant disease that affects all stone fruits except sweet and sour cherries. Aphids spread the pathogen from tree to tree and symptoms do not appear for up to four years after initial infection. All plant parts are affected and infected trees decline and die. It is very important that the disease be contained and hopefully eradicated. If you notice unusual symptoms on peach, plum, apricot or nectarine trees please call your county Extension office or call HGIC at 1-800-342-2507. Sudden Oak Death Information Page (www.mda.state.md.us/plant/sod2004.htm) Maryland Department of Agriculture. Sudden Oak Death Information Site (www.suddenoakdeath.org/) California Oak Mortality Task Force. Sudden Oak Death Information Site (www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ispm/sod/) USDA APHIS.Pest Alerts Government Links General Invasive Links Invasive.org (www.invasive.org/) Information and Images of Invasive & Exotic Species, a joint project of the University of Georgia's Bugwood Network, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ |
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