Native Plant Distribution

The 2010 Native Plant Distribution took place on Saturday, February 13th in Mapleton, Deadwood, Blachly and Lorane.  Thank you to all the landowners, participants, volunteers, and vendors/donors that made the event 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.

Sitka willow: Can grow to 200′. Likes moist gravelly sites and can tolerate flooding.

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.

Nootka rose: Shrub grows up to 10’ tall. Pink flowers. Prefers full to partial sun.

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.

Indian Plum: Grows to 5′ to 17′. Not self fertile.  Produces small bitter fruit.  Can handle dry to moist soil.

Mock orange:  Grows to 6′ tall in a variety of habitats from open forest and forest edges on moist rich sites to open brushy areas on dry, rocky soils.

Difficult to Establish Plants

(Available in Limited Numbers):

Soft rush: Grass-like and grows in clusters up to 3 1/2′ tall.  Stems are dark green, soft. round, and have a pointed tip.

Lady fern: Grows about 24″ to 36″ tall.  Its leaves are about 24″ TO 36″ long and 6″ to 9″ wide and tapered at both ends.  Prefer shaded areas.

Camas: Purple flower.  Grows up to 26″ in grassy slopes and meadows.