Native Plant Distribution

The 2009 Native Plant Distribution took place on Saturday, February 14th in Mapleton, Deadwood, Blachly and Lorane.  Thank you to all the participants, volunteers, and donors that made the even a success!

If you need release assistance (brush clearing around the native plants) please call the SWC at 541-268-3044 or send an e-mail to nativeplants@siuslaw.org to get on the list for this summer. We will try to help as many landowners as possible.

Below is a list and a brief description of the plants that were distributed.

Western red cedar: Grows up to 200′ tall and to 10′ in diameter. Will survive in shady spots. Found on moist sites along river bottoms.

Douglas fir: Grows to 250′ tall and 6′ in diameter. Fast growing conifer. Will grow on a wide variety of soils. Needs a sunny spot. Does not do well in wet sites.

Western hemlock: Grows to 200′ tall and 4′ in diameter. Shade tolerant. Does best on deep, moist, well-drained soils.

Sitka spruce: Grows to 180′ tall and 6′ in diameter. Prefers moist well-drained sites near the Coast. Generally less tasty to elk and deer than other conifers.

Red alder: Can grow to 120′ tall and 3′ in diameter. Occurs along streams and in moist bottoms. Nitrogen fixing.

Big leaf maple: Grows to 100′ tall on moist sites. Once mature, this tree hosts more moss than any other tree in the region.

Black cottonwood: Can grow to 200′. Likes moist gravelly sites and can tolerate flooding.

Oregon ash: Grows to 80′. Grows on moist to wet sites. Will tolerate seasonal flooding.

Pacific willow: Tall slender shrub or tree up to 39’. Often found standing in quiet, shallow river backwaters; sea level to middle elevations.

Douglas spiraea: Shrub growing up to 7’ tall. Pink flowers, woolly leaves. Prefers moist sites.

Red osier dogwood: Grows to 3’ to 36’ tall. Freely spreading shrub. Often bright red after a frost. Flowers are white to greenish.

Peafruit rose: Shrub grows up to 10’ tall. Pink flowers. Prefers moist or even swampy soil.

Pacific Ninebark: Shrub up to 12′. Clusters of white flowers, shredding bark. Prefers moist open sites.

Vine maple: Grows up to 20′ tall. Prefers part shade on moist to wet sites. Red fall color.

Ocean spray: Alternate, deciduous, dull green, hairy, broadly egg shaped leaves. White to cream flowers. Dry to moist soil. Open sites. Mostly at low to middle elevations

Difficult to Establish Plants

(Available in Limited Numbers):

Dagger leaved rush: Leaves laterally flattened like Iris leaves. 5 to 23 inches tall. Grows in wetlands and immediately next to streams, requires wet soil.

Deer fern: Narrow evergreen fronds, up to 4’ tall. Prefers moist to wet sites.


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