Description
These plants are great to blend around a damp area and can overlap into damp soils. The FAC designation indicates that these plants are equally likely to be found in wetlands and non-wetlands (estimated 34%–66% probability)
This is the end-range wetland kit in our wetland series.
- OBL Obligate Wetland Kit – Almost always in wetlands (> 99% probability).
- FACW Facultative Wetland Kit – Usually in wetlands (67% – 99% probability).
- FAC Facultative Kit – Equally likely in wetlands or non-wetlands (34% – 66% probability).
Salix may be used for firewood on a 4-5 year coppiced rotation.
| 1 | maple, sugar | Acer saccharum |
| 1 | chokeberry, black | Aronia melanocarpa |
| 1 | Birch, Gray | Betula populifolia |
| 1 | Pecan, Northern | Carya illioinensis |
| 1 | Northern Sheep Laurel | Kalmia angustifolia |
| 1 | Northern bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica |
| 1 | spruce, white | Picea glauca |
| 1 | Cottonwood, eastern | Populus Deltoides |
| 1 | rose, swamp | Rosa palustris |
| 1 | willow, prairie | Salix humilis |
Other ecosystem services of this kit includes: storm water retention and pollinator habitat.
Every kit comes with a tree tag for each tree and a printable notebook to bring your plans into the next generation or home owner. The notebook contains room for your planting map, notes about maintenance you’ve carried out and citizen science. Additionally, it includes information on: site choice and preparation; a planting guide; protection recommendations; water, mulch and pruning recommendations and notes; 1st year and longer-term management tips, and a list of trees that came with your kit including details on fruit/nut bearing, growth patterns and, if applicable, hedge management guidelines.