Morris County Soil Conservation District

Morris County, New Jersey.

2007 – 2008

MCSCD Native Riparian Plant Nursery Price List

 

Common Name

Scientific Name

Size

Wetland Indicator

Price

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

5’ Whip

FAC

$25.00

River Birch

Betula nigra

5’

FACW

$35.00

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

6’

FACW

$40.00

Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

6’

FAC

$32.00

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

6’

FAC

$45.00

Arrowwood Shrub

Viburnum dentatum

18”

FAC

$15.00

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum trilobum

18”

FACW

$15.00

Conservation Tree Nursery

The MCSCD Conservation Tree Nursery provides private and public not-for-profit environmental groups and agencies with an affordable, convenient, and continuous source of native, non-invasive, plant material for a variety of projects.  Our trees are specially selected for their conservation value, such as  wildlife habitat, stabilization, shade, pollutant removal, and fruiting.  We also supply cuttings of various Willows and Dogwoods. 

 

The majority of our inventory are native New Jersey wetland species, which are ideal for riparian restoration and wetland mitigation projects. 

 

 
Text Box: Twigs and leaf litter from riparian trees provide habitat and nourishment for aquatic animal species. Text Box: Riparian trees provide much needed shade for aquatic animal species. Unshaded areas may be 12 degrees warmer than those that are shaded . Text Box: Species Descriptions (Click on Picture to Enlarge) Text Box: Fruiting trees & shrubs attract wildlife which aids in the dispersal of seeds. Text Box: Common Name: Green Ash Scientific Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica Wetland Indicator: FACW Plant Stewardship Index Coefficient of Conservatism: 4 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh., green ash, is a deciduous, medium-sized tree with an open, irregular crown reaching about 50 feet in height. Native to eastern North America and is fairly common west to Wyoming and Colorado along plains watercourses at elevations below 6,000 feet. The tree is fast growing on moist bottomlands, and is extremely hardy to climatic extremes once established. Visit NRCS PLANT PROFILE: GREEN ASH Text Box: Common Name: Red Maple Scientific Name: Acer rubrum Wetland Indicator: FAC Plant Stewardship Index Coefficient of Conservatism: 3 Acer rubrum L., red maple, is a wide-ranging native tree that is very well adapted to most soil and site conditions. This species is one of the early harbingers of fall as it turns color well in advance of other eastern deciduous trees, especially when it is located in wet sites. The fiery colors of fall are typically a brilliant red. Conversely, it is also one of the earliest flowering trees in the spring. This maple is a medium sized tree with fairly rapid growth (2-5 ft/yr). Visit NRCS PLANT PROFILE: RED MAPLE Text Box: Common Name: Eastern Cottonwood Scientific Name: Populus deltoides Wetland Indicator: FAC Plant Stewardship Index Coefficient of Conservatism: 2 Populus deltoids, eastern cottonwood, is a fast-growing tree which reaches 80 to l00 feet in height and 3 to 4 feet in diameter. Visit NRCS PLANT PROFILE: EASTERN COTTONWOOD Text Box: Common Name: Nannyberry Scientific Name: Viburnum lentago Wetland Indicator: FAC Plant Stewardship Index Coefficient of Conservatism: 7 Nannyberry is a native, deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree that may reach 36 ft. in height. The plant is also known as “sheepberry” because its fruit smells like wet sheep wool when over ripe. Nannyberry is leggy and somewhat open at maturity with an irregular to rounded crown. Suckers often form at the base. The bark is dark gray to black in a pattern of small blocks. Visit NRCS PLANT PROFILE: NANNYBERRY Text Box: Common Name: River Birch Scientific Name: Petula nigra Wetland Indicator: FACW Plant Stewardship Index Coefficient of Conservatism: 7 River birch is native to the eastern United States and is restricted to stream banks and other moist places. The tree can grow as tall as 40 to 70 feet and 15 to 30 inches in diameter. The leaves are alternate, simple, 1-3 inches long, and oval-shaped with serrated edges; they are green above and whitish underneath. River birch bears an average of 375,000 seeds per pound. Root crowns and roots survive fire and sprout vigorously. The growth rate of river birch is typically 1.5 to 3 feet per year. Visit NRCS PLANT PROFILE: RIVER BIRCH Text Box: Common Name: Arrowwood Scientific Name: Viburnum dentatum Wetland Indicator: FAC Plant Stewardship Index Coefficient of Conservatism: 5 Arrowwood is a native shrub growing 3-9 feet tall and spreading sometimes up to 8 feet. The plant’s arching branches form an overall rounded crown; twigs are slender, ridged and angled. Foliage turns yellow to red or reddish-purple in late fall. Small white flowers are borne in 2 to 4-inch flat-topped clusters in May to early June. The ¼ inch berry-like drupes are bluish-black and attractive to wildlife. Fruiting occurs from August - November. Visit NRCS PLANT PROFILE: ARROWWOOD Text Box: Common Name: American Cranberrybush Scientific Name: Viburnum trilobum Wetland Indicator: FACW Plant Stewardship Index Coefficient of Conservatism: 6 Viburnum trilobum Marsh., American Cranberrybush is an erect native shrub, averaging in height from 6 to 10 feet, occasionally taller on good sites. The plants are multi-stemmed but do not form thickets by spreading. They are dense shrubs because of close branching. In the fall the leaves become scarlet. The creamy-white flowers, which appear in late May and early June, measure 3 to 4 inches across. The fruit, which ripens in September and October, resembles the true cranberry in size and color but is more translucent when ripe. Fruit hangs on the branches all winter. Visit NRCS PLANT PROFILE: CRANBERRYBUSH

Material is available for pick up at our Morris Township facility and comes  potted in 13 Gallon (#10) pots that are easy to move and store (2 people recommended for lifting).  As a means of keeping our plant material affordable, we collect a $10 per pot deposit, which is refundable upon their return.  Below are pictures of representative plants along with a general description.  Click on the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Plant Profile link for an extensive species description.

 

If you have any questions about the Conservation Nursery Program, please do not hesitate to contact Colin Clavadetscher at (973) 285-2953 or via email.