NEW PLANT FOR THE SEASHORE: Pinus leucodermis 'schmidtii" is a small, salt-tolerant evergreen. A little green bun
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Seashore soils call be a challenge to plant, bur Your garden can thrive with careful plant selection and soil prepara- tion. Prepare sandy garden soils with plenty of organic material like composted leaves and grass clippings. The organic material will help retain soil moisture and provide nutrients. Salt deposited from
one time events, such as flooding with ocean water, will gradually leach out with rainwater. The process can be quickened by flooding the area with fresh (not salt) water. Seashore soils tend to have natural- ly high salt levels and the following plants are especially well suited to tolerate this and the droughty conditions common on quick draining sandy soils.
Tough natives from the dunes of our Atlantic coast include American beach- grass (Ammophila breviligulata 'Cape'), prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa), Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa), north- ern bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica), groundsel bush iBaccharis halimifolia) and Eastern red cedar (juniperus virginiana).
With a little organic material in the soil, you can also grow rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa), beach plum (Prunus maritima), and American holly (flex opaca). Good choices for perennials include threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata), aromatic astLT (Symphyotrichum oblongifolius 'Itlydon's lavorire' or 'October Skies'), spike gay feather (Liatris)(Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne'),
beach panicgrass (Panicum amarum), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens). In wet areas, butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) and marsh mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) are excellent choices that support wildlife as well as provide attractive, mid-summer blooms. For vines, try trumpet vine (Campsis radi- cans); its orange trumpet-shaped flowers are a feast for hummingbirds, but beware, in ideal conditions you may need to prune it heavily each winter to keep it in check. Although not native, perennials like hydrangeas, sedurns, and cosmos (a re-seeding annual) thrive in salty, sandy soils and can brighten seashore land- scapes.
Seashore Gardening Tips:
Salt-tolerant species include: ashes, callery pears, ginkgo, hawthorns, honeylocust, London plane, Norway maples, red oak & Japanese pagoda.
Local salt-intolerant species: red maple (Acer rubrum) sugar maple (A. saccharum) hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Norway spruce (Picea abies) white spruce (P. glauca) white pine (Pinus strobus) Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) pin oak (Quercus palustris) littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata)
Woody Plants Recommended for Seashore Conditions (The majority of the plants listed will not tolerate fully exposed conditions and should be sheltered from primary dunes, sea spray and high winds) Deciduous Trees Acer pseudoplatanus Planetree Maple Acer rubrum Red Maple Betula nigra River Birch Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Hawthorne Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorne Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Honeylocust Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Malus spp. & cvs. Crabapple Nyssa sylvatica Pepperidge; Black Gum Platanus x acerifolia London Planetree Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Pyrus calleryana cvs. Callery Pear Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Quercus palustris Pin Oak Salix babylonica Babylon Weeping Willow Ulmus americana American Elm Ulmus parvifolia Chinese elm Evergreen Trees Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cryptomeria Ilex opaca American Holly Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Picea abies Norway Spruce Thuja plicata Western Arborvitae Deciduous/Semi-Evergreen Small Trees, Shrubs and Groundcovers Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow Aronia arbutifolia Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry Baccharis halimifolia Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel Shrub Buddleia davidii and cvs. Butterfly Bush Caryopteris x clandonensis and cvs. Bluebeard Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush Comptonia peregrina Sweet Fern Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn Elaeagnus Forsythia spp. Forsythia Hippophae rhamnoides Sea Buckthorn Hydrangea macrophylla Bigleaf Hydrangea Ilex verticillata Winterberry Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush Ligustrum ovalifolium California Privet Lonicera tatarica Tatarian Honeysuckle Myrica pennsylvanica Northern Bayberry Photinia villosa Oriental Photinia Potentilla Suffruticosa Shrub Cinquefoil Prunus maritima Beach Plum Rhus copallina Shining Sumac Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Rubus calycinoides Creeping Raspberry Spiraea spp. Spirea Tamarix spp. Tamarix Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum opulus Cranberrybush Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw Viburnum sieboldii Siebold Viburnum Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry Vitex agnus-castus Chastetree Weigela florida Old Fashioned Weigela Evergreen Shrubs and Groundcovers Berberis julianae Wintergreen Barberry Cephalotaxus harringtonia Plum Yew Elaeagnus pungens Olive, Silverberry Euonymus kiautschovicus Evergreen Euonymus Ilex crenata Japanese Holly Ilex glabra Inkberry Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana' Pfitzer juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’ Hollywood Juniper Juniperus conferta Shore juniper Juniperus horizontalis Creeping juniper Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Ligustrum Mahonia bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia Taxus spp. Yew Vines Campsis radicans Trumpetcreeper Clematis ternata Clematis Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle THANK YOU MR. VINCENT DESEMONE
The plants listed below have been planted in a beach dune, which is 25 feet from the mean high tide mark. They are mulched in with oak leaf mulch for the last 4 years. They are watered using drip irrigation. They are commom varieties.
Yucca,
Montauk daisy
Day lilly
Scot pine
Beach plum
Cone flower
Russian sage
Lavender
Rosa rugosa
Knock out rose
Artemnesia
Prickly pear cactus
Beach pea
Sedum
Coreopsis
Conifers
Wigelia shrub
Hibiscus
Remember, you need soil,air and water to sustain plants in your landscape.
