Storm Water Mitigation Kit – 1 acre of trees nursery, LLC

Description

Name	Exposure	Moisture	Mature size	Bloom	Comments
Acer rubrum Red maple	Sun-part shade	Dry-wet	40′-60′	April	Shallow root system; attractive red flowers and fruit; tolerates moist or dry sites
Betula nigra River birch	Sun-part shade	Dry-wet	40′	Not significant	Tolerates wet feet or upland site; interesting catkins; beautiful peeling bark; yellow fall color
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam	Part sun-shade	Moist	20′-30′	May	Tolerates sun if soil is moist; tolerates periodic flooding; unique fluted silver-gray bark; yellow, red, or orange fall color
Cornus kousa Kousa dogwood	Sun	Moist to dry	25′-30′	June/July	Resistant to dogwood anthracnose; large white bracts appear after the foliage; reddish purple fall color
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia	Sun-shade	Wet-moist	15′-20′	June	Large white fragrant flowers; small multi-stemmed tree; red berries; semi-evergreen; will tolerate wet soils
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo	Sun	Wet-dry	30′-50′	Not significant	Tolerates seasonal flooding or dry, rocky uplands; blue-black berries taken by birds; brilliant scarlet fall color
Shrubs
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry	Sun – part shade	Dry – wet	4′-10′	May/June	White flowers with red stamens; bright red, edible berries persist in winter; salmon to scarlet fall color
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry	Sun – part shade	Dry – wet	3′-5′	May/June	White flowers with red stamens; black berries persist in winter; dark purple-red fall color
Callicarpa americana Beautyberry	Sun to part shade	Moist	3′-8′	July/August	July/August
Clethra alnifolia Sweet pepperbush	Sun – part shade	Moist – dry	6′-8′	July/August	Very fragrant white or pink flowers; yellow fall color; butterfly nectar plant
Cornus stolonifera Red twig dogwood	Sun – part shade	Moist	6′-8′	June	White flowers; blue or white berries; red/maroon fall color; scarlet twigs in winter
Hamamelis x intermedia Hybrid witchhazel	Sun	Moist to-dry	12′-15′	December/April	Winter bloomers in yellow, red or copper; in bloom for 4 to 6 weeks; many cultivars
Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel	Sun to part shade	Moist to dry	12′-15′	October	Tolerates irregular flooding or dry sites; yellow fragrant strap-like flowers; yellow fall color
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth hydrangea	Sun to part shade	Moist to dry	3′-8′	June/July	Creamy white flowers on new wood; cv. Annabelle has large flower heads; cv. White Dome is a lace-cap type
Hydrangea paniculata Panicle hydrangea	Sun to part shade	Moist to dry	5′-12′	July/September	Large panicles of white flowers turn to pink by fall; blooms on new wood; many cultivars available
Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea	Sun to part shade	Moist to dry	5′-8′	July	Pyramidal white flower heads age to mauve; large oak-shaped leaves with deep red fall color; shaggy reddish bark is attractive
Ilex glabra Inkberry	Sun to part shade	Wet to dry	3′-6′	Summer	Slow-growing evergreen; creamy-white flowers; tolerates wet soils; need male & female for berries
Ilex verticillata Winterberry	Sun to part shade	Wet to moist	6′-10′	June/July	White flowers; yellow fall color; need male & female for scarlet berries; tolerates wet soil
Itea virginica Sweetspire	Sun to part shade	Moist	4′	May/June	Fragrant white flowers; fall foliage garnet to purple
Leucothoe racemosa Fetterbush	Partial shade to shade	Wet to moist	4′-6′	May/June	White drooping flowers; evergreen leaves turn red/purple after frost
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark	Sun	Moist to dry	8′-10′	May/June	Cultivars are better than the species; ‘Diablo’ has purple foliage while ‘Dart’s Gold’ has yellow foliage; drought tolerant
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp azalea	Sun to part shade	Wet to moist	6′-8′	July/August	Intensely fragrant white flowers; bronze fall color
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry	Sun to part shade	Wet to moist	6′-8′	June/July	Large white flower clusters; ornamental, edible purple berries; fast-growing
Sambucus nigra European elderberry	Sun to part shade	Moist	10′-15′	June	Larger than S. canadensis; numerous cultivars with colorful foliage
Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood	Sun to part shade	Moist to dry	8′-10′	May/June	Creamy white flowers; blue berries; crimson fall color
Viburnum sieboldii Siebold viburnum	Sun to part shade	Moist to dry	10′-15′	May/June	Creamy white flowers are followed by bright red berries which change to black, relished by birds
Viburnum trilobum American cranberrybush	Sun to part shade	Moist to wet	8′-12′	May	White flowers; edible red berries; yellow-purple-red fall color

resources

UMassAmherst’s Rain Gardens: A Way to Improve Water Quality

Storm Water Solutions How to Guide from Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Rain Gardens for Milford

Rainwater Harvesting: Sustainable Development Code

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.