Sandy Run (WVWA)
Planting and Seeding Specifications for Wetland Creation and Enhancement
Trees, Shrubs & Vines
Trees
Scientific Name
Amelanchier arborea
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Betula nigra
Carya cordiformis
Carya ovate
Crataegus crus-galli
Fraxinus pensylvanica
Nyssa sylvatica
Plantanus occidentalis
Quercus palustris
Ulmus Americana
Ulmus rubra
Viburnum prunifolium
Common Name
Serviceberry
Red Maple
Silver Maple
River Birch
Bitternut Hickory
Shagbark Hickory
Cockspur Hawthorn
Green Ash
Black Gum
Sycamore
Pin Oak
American Elm
Slippery Elm
Blackhaw Viburnum
Quantity
3
3
2
5
5
5
5
3
5
3
3
3
3
5
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Shrubs and Vines
Scientific Name
Common Name
Qty.
Alnus serrulata
Hazel Alder
5
Amelanchier canadensis
Downy Shadblow
1
Aronia arbutifolia
Red Chokeberry
40
Aronia melanocarpa
Black Chokeberry
40
Cornus amomum
Silky Dogwood
10
Cornus sericea
Red Osier Dogwood
15
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea
4
Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire
15
Salix discolor
Pussy Willow
4
Sambucus Canadensis
Common Elderberry
5
Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood
20
Viburnum trilobum
American Cranberrybush
10
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Floodplain/ Wetland Seed Mix
Grass & Perennial Wildflower Specification
Grass @ 15 lbs per acre PLS
Scientific Name
Agrostis scabra
(native to PA)
Bromus latiglumis
Common Name
Rough Bentgrass
Wild Brome Grass
% by Wt.
10%
10%
(native to PA)
Carex gracillima
(native to PA)
Carex scoparia
Graceful Sedge
2%
Blunt Broom Sedge
3%
Fox Sedge
5%
Canada Wild Rye
10%
Riverbank Wild Rye
10%
Virginia Wild Rye
10%
Festuca rubra var. commutata
Chewings Fescue
5%
Panicum clandestinum
Deer Tongue
10%
(native to PA)
Carex vulpinoidea
(native to PA)
Elymus Canadensis
(native to PA)
Elymus riparius
(native to PA)
Elymus virginicus
(native to PA)
(native to Northeast)
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Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass
5%
Little Blue Stem
5%
Indian Grass
10%
River Oats
5%
(native to Wisconsin)
Schizocharium scoparius
(native to PA)
Sorghastrum nutans
(native to PA)
Uniola latifolia
(native to VA/PA)
Perennial Wildflowers @ 3 lbs per acre
Scientific Name
Common Name
% by Wt.
Asclepias incarnate
Swamp Milkweed
4%
Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed
5%
Aster lanceolatus
Panicled Aster
2%
Aster novae-angliae
New England Aster
2%
A. prenanthoides/A. novi-belgii
Zigzag Aster/NY Aster Mix
3%
Aster umbellatus
Flat-topped White Aster
2%
Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
4%
Bidens frondosa
Beggar Ticks
3%
Chamaecrista fasciculate
Partridge Pea
3%
Desmodium canadense
Showy Tick Trefoil
2%
Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe Pye Weed
4%
Eupatorium maculatum
Spotted Joe Pye Weed
2%
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Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
2%
Euthamia graminifolia
Grass-leaved Goldenrod
2%
Helianthus angustifolius
Swamp Sunflower
4%
Helianthus giganteus
Giant Sunflower
3%
Heliopsis helianthoides
Ox Eye Sunflower
2%
Hypericum pyramidatum
Great St. John’s Wort
3%
Liatris spicata
Gayfeather
2%
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
2%
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Bergamot
2%
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
2%
Rudbeckia laciniata
Green-headed Coneflower
6%
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Sweet Black-eyed Susan
3%
Senna hebecarpa
Wild Senna
10%
Silphium trifoliatum
Whorled Rosinweed
4%
Solidago rugosa
Wrinkle Leaf Goldenrod
2%
Tradescantia ohioensis
Ohio Spiderwort
3%
Verbena hastata
Blue Vervain
4%
Verbesina alternifolia
Wingstem
2%
Vernonia noveboracensis
New York Ironweed
6%
Seeding notes:
~Seed only during spring planting season (March-June). If stabilization is required during another
season, a temporary (i.e., annual) cover should be used as specified by the County Conservation
District to provide coverage until the next spring planting season. If an annual cover is used, till or
regrade the surface before installing the specified mix as described below.
~Lime as per soil test to achieve pH 6.0-6.5.
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~Hydroseed or hand seed grass. Hand rake seed into top .5 inches of soil.
~Straw mulch and tack following raking or stabilize with BonTerra S2 blanket (or equal) if subject to
immediate stormwater flows.
~Straw mulch at .5 ton per acre and apply mulch tackifier using the hydroseeder in all areas without
bioblankets.
Wetland Seed Mix*
Scientific Name
Common Name
Qty. (Bulk)
Boltonia asteroides
Asterlike Boltonia
0.1 lb/acre
Carex crinite
Fringed Sedge
0.5 lb/acre
Carex intumescens
Bladder Sedge
0.5 lb/acre
Carex lurida
Lurid Sedge
0.5 lb/acre
Chelone glabra
Turtlehead
0.2 lb/acre
Glyceria occidentalis
Tall Mannagrass
0.5 lb/acre
Glyceria striata
Fowl Mannagrass
0.5 lb/acre
Juncus canadensis
Canada Rush
0.2 lb/acre
Leerzia oryzoides
Rice Cut-Grass
1.5 lb/acre
Lobelia siphilitica
Blue Lobelia
0.2 lb/acre
Poa palustris
Fowl Meadow Grass
0.5 lb/acre
Scirpus cyperinus
Wool Grass
0.5 lb/acre
Scirpus polyphyllus
Many-leaved Bulrush
0.5 lb/acre
Annual Ryegrass
5 lb/acre
* This seed mix is to be installed with Wetland Herbaceous Plants in wetter locations.
* Assume 1 acre planting area.
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Wetland Herbaceous Plants
Scientific Name
Common Name
Qty.
Asclepias incarnate
Swamp Milkweed
125
Aster novae-angliae
New England Aster
125
Aster novi-belgii
New York Aster
125
Carex crinite
Fringed Sedge
125
Carex intumescens
Bladder Sedge
125
Carex lurida
Lurid Sedge
125
Carex stricta
Tussock Sedge
250
Glyceria striatus
Fowl Mannagrass
125
Hibiscus moscheutos
Swamp Rose Mallow
125
Iris versicolor
Blue Flag
125
Juncus Canadensis
Canada Rush
125
Juncus effusus
Soft Rush
125
Leersia oryzoides
Rice Cut Grass
200
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
125
Lobelia siphilitica
Blue Lobelia
100
Scirpus atrovirens
Green Bulrush
125
Scirpus cyperinus
Woolgrass
125
Vernonia noveboracensis
New York Ironweed
125
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Ferns
Scientific Name
Common Name
Qty.
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive Fern
50
Thelypteris palustris
Marsh Fern
25
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