XERISCAPE PLANTING STUDYFOR THE

LOWER TOWNSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION

JULY 1994

PREPARED BY: CARTER BURKETT ASSOCIATES

P.O. BOX 246414 GARDEN STATE PARKWAY

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. 08210

Catherine M. Burkett CLA,PPN.J. Certified Landscape Architect

License No. AS 00477

This study was funded through the

NJDEP Office of Environmental Service's Matching Grants Program

Funds were provided by:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protectionand the

Township of Lower

Planting Study for Lower Township Environmental Commission

Purpose of the Xeriscape Planting Study

The purpose of this project is to give examples of native plantings for Xeriscaping purposes to be used in Lower Township for public properties. The planting scenarios will also be used to give property owners ideas of how to use native plant materials to create a landscape that requires less water than the traditional landscapes.

Using Native Plant Material

Plants that grow under natural conditions are accustomed to the amount of local rainfall that occurs over a typical year. If land is left vacant, first native grasses and wildflowers begin to grow. Other seeds of native and invasive plants make their way to the vacant land, and if the land is not disturbed again, seedlings of shrubs and trees will appear. Many of the seeds lay dormant in the soil, while others are brought by the wind or by birds or mammals. The type of plants that survive depend on the soil conditions. Native plants have adapted themselves to live in the soils that have formed over time in the region where they are found. The weather and climate are very important in forming the soil as well as determining the types of plant materials that will grow in an area.

Soils in Lower Township

The key to using native vegetation is the soil on the specific site for which a design will be implemented. In order to find the kind of vegetation that is most likely to occur on a site naturally, you must find where your site is located on the General Soil Map (see page 5). The following are the soil associations found in Cape May County according to the General Map from the Soil Survey of Cape May County and their typical uses:

Key Soil Association Name Typical use of Lands

#1 Downer-Sassafras-Fort Mott Farmland / some Woodland

#2 Hammonton-Woodstown-Klej Woodland / some Farmland

#3 Pocomoke-Muck Freshwater wetland

#4 Tidal marsh Saltwater Wetland

#5 Coastal Beach/ Urban Development

In Lower Township there are soils ranging from the highly organic soils found in the wetland areas to the sandy quartz sand dunes at Diamond Beach and on the Delaware Bay. These extreme soils make it very difficult for many plants to survive. Few plants tolerate the extremely dry sandy soils and the heavy organic muck soils. The lists of plants are arranged to follow the numbering system of the Soil

Association as shown above. The high dry soils are the #1 soils (Downer - Sassafras-Fort Mott) which have been cleared for farming in most places. The second category, Hammonton Woodstown- Klej soils have been only partially cleared for farming, with the remaining areas in oak forest. These #2 category soils are often called transition areas, where both plants from the upland dryer soils and the low muck soils can thrive. The Pocomoke - Muck soils, our #3 category, occur in wetland areas at the interior of the township. These soils are highly acidic, with large amounts of accumulated organic material. The #4 category, tidal marsh, consists of salt tolerant plants on the Delaware bay and the back bays of the Atlantic Ocean. These soils are similar to the muck soils, with the addition of salt from the ocean and bay waters. Category #3 and #4 soils must tolerate flooding and often are wet most of the year or are flooded daily with tides. The #5 category includes highly disturbed lands, often filled and extensively developed for human use. These soils often must be aerated and supplemented with topsoil in order for plants to become established.

Vegetation related to the Soils in Lower Township

The vegetation that naturally grows on soils is shown on the following page under the heading Vegetation according to Soil type. This list is given to show the variety of plant material that live on the soils in Cape May County. Many of the plants listed are not cultivated in nurseries and are difficult to transplant. Due to these limitations, the Master List of Plant Materials that was compiled for the planting scenarios consists of plants listed in the catalogs of the following two nurseries in New Jersey:

Princeton Nurseries Pinelands NurseryP.O Box 191 323 Island RoadPrinceton, New Jersey 08542 Columbus, New Jersey 08022(609) 924-1776 (609)291-9486

The more common of the cultivated plants can be found at many local nurseries and garden centers. For more information on the plant materials, see the list of sources in the bibliography. The Cape May County Extension Service is a good source for information on plant materials.

Using the Master List of Plant Materials with the Planting Scenarios

1. Identify the Soil Group (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5) of a specific site on the General Soil Map (See the map of the Soil Associations on page 5) by approximating the location and by looking at the present land use of the site.

2. In the Master List of Plant Materials, look down the chart in the column that corresponds with the Soil Group and land use for the site you would like to plant. ( #1 for Farmland, #2 for Woodland, #3 for Freshwater Wetland, #4 for Saltwater Wetland and #5 for Developed sites.)

3. Use the plants indicated by the numbers la, through 6b to see what plant to use in each location on the map, according to the type of soil and the land use.

Vegetation according to Soil type

#1 Downer-Sassafras-Fort MottOaksHickoriesScattered PinesBlueberryMountain laurelSuccessional Fields:Pitch PineShortleaf Pine

#2 Hammonton-Woodstown-KlejOaksHickoriesBlackgumsSweetgumsScattered PinesBlueberry, highbush and lowbushDogwoodInkberrySheep laurelLower area understory:Willow oak Southern red oak Inkberry Greenbriar

#3Pocomoke-MuckPocomoke SeriesPitch pinesSweetgumsRed maplesHighbush blueberry(dense stands)ClethraGreenbriar

Muck

Atlantic White CedarRed mapleBay magnoliaPitch pineSphagnum moss (in cedar forest)

#4 Tidal MarshSalt tolerant grasses Salt tolerant sedges High tide bush Bayberry Eastern baccaris

#5 Coastal Beach/ Urban Primary DunesAmerican beach grass Coastal panic grass Bitter panicum Seaside bluestem Seaside goldenrod Saltmeadow cordgrass Sea rocket Sandbur Prickly saltwort Secondary DunesBayberry, Beachplum Greenbriar Beach pea Beach heather Honeysuckle Poison ivy Grapes other shrubs

Preparation of the Soil

All plant beds in developed areas will need to be tilled to aerate the soil, especially if the site has been traversed by heavy equipment or used for parking vehicles. If the soil is very sandy, as most soils in Lower Township will be, then organic material should be mixed into the planting area before planting. Organic material in the form of compost or peat moss added to a sandy soil helps to retain the water in the top soil for a longer period of time after a rainfall or watering of the plant bed. Two to Four inches of compost or peat moss tilled into the top eight inches of soil in the plant bed will improve the water conserving qualities of the natural soil.

Planting Trees, Shrubs and Groundcovers

The key to good survival of trees and shrubs is to dig a large planting hole. The width of the hole for planting should be three times the diameter of the root ball of the tree or shrub to be planted and one and one half times the depth. The soil removed from the hole should be mixed with compost or peat moss before back filling. Plants should be planted with the soil level at the same depth as the surrounding ground, allowing for some settling of the backfill material. If the whole plant bed is improved with organic material, as stated above, then the groundcover plantings should do well when planted directly in this amended soil. A layer of mulch two inches thick will help to keep the moisture in the soil from evaporating.

Care of New Native Plantings

It is important to understand that even the most drought tolerant plants will need extra water for the first growing season after they are planted until they become established. This is due to the stress of transplanting a large plant from a landscape nursery situation where the plants are cared for and watered often, to a new location that may not be as comfortable, especially in an unusually hot and dry summer season after a spring planting, for instance. Once the plants are established and new growth begins to show, then the plant has a better chance of weathering the natural conditions of rainfall and drought. Plenty of water should be applied daily for the first two weeks, especially in dry sandy soils. During the second growing season, it is important to watch the plantings and water them if they begin to look wilted, especially if there is a dry period. The root systems of the new plantings will grow larger and become more drought resistant as time goes on. To maintain the moisture in the soil, the leaves that fall in autumn should be left to accumulate beneath the plantings. This blanket of leaves helps keep the root area protected from winter weather, as well as holding the moisture and providing nutrients to the root systems of the plants. The natural debris helps replace the mulch that was applied during the planting. For a less natural look, the leaves can be raked and removed for composting and replaced with mulch from a garden center.

U, S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURESTATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

GENERAL SOIL MAPCAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

1 1 i I

Scale 1 I

4 Miles J

39=00'

Cape May Point

Stone Harbor

Soil Group / Existing Land Use

#1. Farmland

#2. Forest

#3. Freshwater Wetland

#4. Saltwater Wetland

#5. Development

SOIL ASSOCIATIONSDowner-Sassafras-Fort Mott association: Nearly level and gently sloping, well-drained soils that have a loamy subsoil and a dominantly loamy and sandy substratumHammonton-Woodstown-Klej association: Nearly level, moderately well drained and somewhat poorly drained soils that have a dominantly loamy subsoil and a sandy substratumPocomoke-Muck association: Nearly level, very poorly drained soils that have a loamy subsoil and a sandy substratum and soils that are organic throughoutTidal marsh association: Nearly level, very poorly drained silty or mucky tidal flats that are subject to daily flooding

Coastal beach-Urban land association: Nearly level to strongly sloping barrier beaches and areas developed for residential and commercial uses

Comonea 1976

Note: Areas of land disturbed by human activity over the years may occur in any of the soil associations shown above If you suspect that the natural soils have been disturbed, use the plant material in Soil Group #5.

Master List of Plant Materials

1 SHADE TREES Common NameWhite Oak Scarlet Oak Green Ash Red Maple Sweetgum BlackgumCommon Hackberry Black Cherry

2 EVERGREEN TREES Common Namepastern Red CedarShortleafPinePitch PineJersey Pine ( Scrub Pine)American HollySweetbay magnolia

3 SMALL TREES Common NameBlackhaw Viburnum Flowering Dogwood SassafrasAmerican Hornbeam Shadblow Serviceberry Cockspur Hawthorn

4 EVERGREEN SHRUBS Common NameMountain Laurel Northern Baybrry Adams Needle Yucca Inkberry Holly

5 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Common NameFragrant Sumac Arrowwood Viburnum Lowbush Blueberry Summersweet Clethra Common Winterberry Highbush Blueberry Beach plum Eastern Baccharis

Botanical NameQuercus alba Quercus coccinia Fraxinus pennsylvanica Acer rubrum Liquidambar styraciflua Nyssa sylvatica Celtis occidentals Prunus serotina

Botanical NameJuniperus virginiana Pinus echinata Pinus rigida Pinus virginiana Ilex opaca Magnolia viginiana

Botanical NameViburnum prunifolium Comus florida Sassafras albidum Carpinus caroliniana Amelanchier canadensis Crataegus crusgalli

Botanical NameKalmia latifolia Myrica pensylvanica Yucca filamentosa Hex glabra

Botanical NameRhus copallina Viburnum dentatum Vaccinium angustifolium Clethra AlmTolia Dex verticillata Vaccinium corymbosum Prunus maritima Baccharis halimifolia

6 GROUNDCOVERS AND GRASSESCommon Name Botanical NameBroomsedge Andropogon virgjnicusSwitchgrass Panicum virgatumCranberry Vaccinium macrocarpumSeashore Saltgrass Distichlis spicataVirginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefoliaBig Bluestem Andropogon gerardii

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6a 6b

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5a

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3a

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#4

4b

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4a

4b

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5a 5b 5c

6a 6b

CAETER BURKETT ASSOCIATES

EN G! N EER S+LAND SCAPE ARCHI THrrS*PLAN N ERS ENVIRONMENTAL & MUNICIPAL CONSULTANTS LAND SURVEYORS+14 GARDEN STATE PAfiKWAY SUITE 200, P.O. BOX 2« CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, M.iL OS21C-

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GENERAL NOTES:1. Improve the soil In planting area by adding two Inches gf or peat moss and tilling into th* top sight Inches of sail,2. Apply two Inch laysr of wood ch^p mulch around plants,3. Water plants regularly Lint El roots become wall established and pldtits bsgln to show nsw growth.

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USTNG THE PLANT MASTER LIST1. Identify the SoD Group (fl tgZ.jfi.fajfS) of c specific site by locking at th* present l<md use,2. Look down the chart In thft column at th* right that corresponds with the Son Group # of thot land use.3. Use the plants Indicated by th« designations la through Sb to see what plant to use in eaoh location shown on the map. Examples: If the lend Is high, dry and wooded, use ihe plants In column #2. la would be the location for planting a White Oak, If the soil is hfgh, dry and used far farmingj use the plants in column #1, If the soil te wet much of the time, and la n*ar g saltwater wetfcno, use column #4, la would be o Red Maple.

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CARTER BURKETT ASSOCIATES

ENGINEERS*LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS*PLANNERS ENVIRONMENTAL & MUNICIPAL CONSULTANTS LAND SURVEYORS414 GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SUITE 200, P.O. BOX 246 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. 08210

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USING THE PLANT MASTER LIST1. Identify the Soil Group (#1,#2,#3,f4,#5) of a specific site by looking at the present land use and the type of soil.2. Look down the chart in the column to the right that corresponds with the Soil Group # of that land use.3. Use the plants indicated by the designations 1a through6b to see what plant to use in each location shown on the map.

GENERAL NOTES:1. Improve the soil in planting area by adding two inches of compost or peat moss and tilling into the top eight inches of soil.2. Apply two inch layer of wood chip mulch around plants.3. Water plants regularly until roots become well established and plants begin to show new growth.

Evergreen tre*

Small tree

Master List of Plant Materiali

1 SHADE TREES Common NameWhite Oak Scarlet Oak Green Ash Red Maple Sweetgum Blackgum Common Hackberry Black Cherry

2 EVERGREEN TREES Common NameEastern Red CedarShonleafPinePitch PineJersey Pine ( Scrub Pine)American HollySweetbay magnolia

3 SMALL TREES Common NameBlackhaw Viburnum Flowering Dogwood SassafrasAmerican Hornbeam Shadblow Serviceberry Cockspur Hawthorn

4 EVERGREEN SHRUBS Common NameMountain Laurel Northern Baybrry Adams Needle Yucca Inkberry Holly

5 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Common NameFragrant Sumac Arrowwood Viburnum Lowbush Blueberry Summersweet Clethra Common Wimerberry Highbush Blueberry Beach plum Eastern Bacchans

Bvtanical NameQuercus alba Quercus coccinia Fiaxinus permsylvanica A.".er rubrum L.quidambar styradflua Nyssa syivatica Celtis occidentalis P unus serotina

BMankai NameJuniperus virgimana Pinus echinata Pinus rigida Pinus virgirriana 11« opaca N'agnolia viginiana

Btttakal NameViburnum prunifolium CDITOIS flonda S issafras albidum

Amdanchier canadereris Cr&taegus crusgalli

EMankaJ NameKalmia larifolia Niyrica pensyivaraca Yucca filamentosa Daglabra

lotaakal NameRhus copallina Viburnum dentatum \ accinhim angusrifolium Clethra Alnifoba nexvenicillata V acanium corymbosum Prunus maritima Eaccharis halimifolia

Evergreen shrub

6 GROUNDCOVERS AND GRASSESCommon Name Botanical NameBroomsedge ^ndropogon virginicusSwitchgrass Panicum virgatumCranberry Vaccinium macrocarpumSeashore Saltgrass Distichlis spicataVirginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefoliaBig Bluestem Andropogon gerardii

Groundcover or Gross

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Deciduous shrub

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ENGINEERS*LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS*PLANNERS ENVIRONMENTAL & MUNICIPAL CONSULTANTS LAND SURVEYORS414 GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SUITE 200. P.O. BOX 246 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE. N.J. 08210

Evergreen tree Evergreen shrub

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USING THE PLANT MASTER LIST1. Identify the Soil Group (#1,#2,#3,#4,#5) of a specific site by looking at the present land use and the type of soil.2. Look down the chart In the column to the right that corresponds with the Soil Group # of that land use.3. Use the plants indicated by the designations 1a through6b to see what plant to use in each location shown on the mop.

GENERAL NOTES:1. Improve the soil in planting area by adding two Inches of compost or peat moss and tilling into the top eight inches of soil.2. Apply two Inch layer of wood chip mulch around plants.3. Water plants regularly until roots become well established and plants begin to show new growth.

Master List of Plant Materials Soil Croups

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1 SHADE TREES Common Name White OakScarlet OakGreen Ash Red MapleSweet gumBlackgum Common Hackberry Black Cherry

2 EVERGREEN TREES Common Name Eastern Red Cedar ShortleafPine Pitch Pine Jersey Pine (Scrub Pine) American HollySweetbay magnolia

3 SMALL TREESCommon NameBlackhaw Viburnum Flowering Dogwood Sassafras American Hornbeam Shadblow SarviceberryCockspur Hawthorn

Botanical NameQuercus albaQuercus cocciniaFraxinus pennsylvanica AcerrubrumLiquidambar styracifluaNyssa sylvatica Celtis occidental!* Prunus serotina

Botanical NameJumperus virgunana Pinus echinata Pinus rigida Pinus virgbnana DexopacaMagnolia viginiana

Botanical Name Viburnum prurrifolrum Cornus florida Sassafras albidum Carpinus caroliniana Amdanchier canadensisCrataegus crusgalli

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5 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS Common NameFragrant SumacArrowwood Viburnum Lowbush Blueberr ; Summersweet Clethra Common Winterberry Highbush Bhiebeny Beach pium Eastern Baccharis

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ENGINEERS*LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS*PUNNERS ENVIRONMENTAL & MUNICIPAL CONSULTANTS LAND SURVEYORS414 GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SUITE 200. P.O. BOX 246 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. 08210

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Small tree

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USING THE PLANT MASTER LIST1. Identify the Soil Group (#1,#2,#3,#4,#5) of a specific site by looking at the present land use and the type of soil.2. Look down the chart in the column to the right that corresponds with the Soil Group # of that land use.3. Use the plants indicated by the designations 1a through6b to see what plant to use in each location shown on the map.

GENERAL NOTES:1. Improve the soil in planting area by adding two Inches of compost or peat moss and tilling into the top eight inches of soil.2. Apply two inch layer of wood chip mulch around plants.3. Water plants regularly until roots become well established and plants begin to show new growth.

Master List of Plant Materiab Soi! GroupsFmb Sitt Dmhp-

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1 SHADE TREESCommon NameWhite OakScarlet OakGreen AshRed MapleSweet gumBlackgumCommon HackbenyBlack Cherry

2 EVERGREEN TREESCommon NameEastern Red CedarShortleafPinePitch PineJersey Pine ( Scrub Pine)American HollySweetbay magnolia

3 SMALL TREESCommon NameBlackhaw ViburnumFlowering DogwoodSassafrasAmerican HornbeamShadblow ServiceberryCockspur Hawthorn

Botanical NameQuercus albaQuercus cocdniaFraxinus permsylvanicaAcerrubrumLiquidambar styncifluaNyssa syrvaticaCeltis occidentalisPrunus serotina

Botanical NameJumperus wginianaPinus echinataPUHIS ngidaPinus virginianaOexopacaMagnolia viginiana

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Botanical NameKalmia latifbliaMyrica pensylvanicaYucca filamemosaOexglabra

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** Sheldon, Theodore and Bruce Hamilton Landscaping for Water Conservation Rutgers Cooperative Extension

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