Enhancing Riparian Zones: A Guide to Native Salt-Tolerant Plants at Cornhill Nursery
This guide provides information on various native salt-tolerant plant species available at Cornhill Nursery for enhancing riparian zones. It includes details on roses, fruiting shrubs like elderberry and red raspberries, shrubs such as witch hazel and wild raisin, deciduous trees like paper birch and red oak, evergreens like tamarack and white spruce, as well as perennials like columbine and aster. Each plant species is described along with its maximum height and unique characteristics. The provided images give a visual reference for each plant species.
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Riparian zones enhancement project A guide to native, salt tolerant plant species available at Cornhill Nursery
Roses Rosa carolina Max. height: 2-3m Rosa virginiana Max. height: 1.25m
Fruiting shrubs Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) Max.height: 3-4m Flowers Fruits
Fruiting shrubs Flowers Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) Height: 2-8m Shade tolerant Fruits
Fruiting shrubs Red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) Max height: 2m Nova variety
Shrubs Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Max. height: 3m Shade tolerant Sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina) Max. height: 1m
Shrubs Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides) Max. height: 3m Shade tolerant Bayberry (Myrica pennsylvanica) Max height: 2m Fruits Fruits
Deciduous trees Paper birch (Betula papyfera) Max. height: 15m White ash (Fraxinus americana) Max. height: 25m
Deciduous trees Red oak (Quercus rubra) Max. height: 30m
Evergreens Tamarack (Larix laricina) Max. height: 20m
Evergreens White spruce (Picea glauca) Max. height: 20m Black spruce (Picea mariana) Max. height: 20m Red spruce (Picea glauca) Height: 20m
Evergreens Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) Max. height: 22m
Perennials Columbine (Aquilegia spp.) Max. height: 1m Ruby Port variety Nora Barlow variety
Perennials Aster spp. Max height: 1m Purple dome variety Lambada variety
Grasses Multiple species of Sedge, Rush and Spartina available. Average height: 1-2m Sedge (Carex acuta) Rush (Juncus usitatus) Cord grass (Spartina pectinata)
