Biodiversity Days 2004 at Fresh Pond Reservation

Native Woody Plants: Vicinity of Kingsley Park
and the Water Treatment Facility

Walk on June 9, 2004 led by Reservation Site Supervisor Vince Falcione
and Chief Ranger Jean Rogers. Three other people attended.

Most of the trees and shrubs observed during this walk in the vicinity of the Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment Facility were planted as part of the design for the landscape surrounding the new building. They were chosen by the Fresh Pond Master Plan Advisory Committee because they are native to this region and suitable for the habitats in this part of the Reservation.

Plants are listed in the order in which they were observed during the program.

Common Name	Botanical Name	Comments
1. American Liberty Elm	Ulmus Americana "Liberty"	A set of 6 cultivars
2. Hawthorn 'Winter King'	Crataegus verides	Birds eat berries
3. Atlantic White Cedar	Chamaecyparis thyoides	An uncommon native
4. Downy Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	Delicious fruits
5. Highbush Cranberry	Vibirnum trilobum	Red fruit, edible, sour
6. Nannyberry Vibirnum	Vibirnum lentago	Fruits eaten by birds
7. Inkberry	Ilex glabra	Black fruit, evergreen leaves
8. Sweetfern	Comptonia peregrina	Aromatic leaves
9. Shrubby Cinquefoil	Potentilla 'Goldfinger' or P. 'Abbotswood'	Yellow flower, blooms all summer
10. Massachusetts Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Massachusetts'	Low growing, red berries
11. Lowbush Blueberry	Vaccinium ovatum	Sweeter berries than highbush
12. Pin Oak	Quercus palustrus	Good street tree
13. Heritage River Birch	Betula nigra 'Heritage'	Can be either single or multi trunked
14. Paper Birch	Betula papyrifera	Very peely bark, pinkish underneath
15. Red Chokeberry	Aronia arbutifolia	-
16. Red Osier Dogwood	Cornus sericea	Red stems,
17. White Spruce	Picea glauca	-
18. Pink Summersweet	Clethra alnafolia	-
19. Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	-
20. Swamp White Oak	Quercus bicolor	-
21. Eastern Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	High wildlife value
22. American Beech	Fagus grandifolia	-
23. American Arborvitae	Thuja occidentalis	Frequently used in landscaping
24. Sheep Laurel	Kalmia angustifolia	-
25. Meadowsweet	Spirea latifolia	-
26. Green Mountain Sugar Maple	Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'	-
27. Red Maple	Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'	Often found in wetlands
28. Bar Harbor Juniper	Juniperis horizentalis 'Bar Harbor'	Low, tough, sun-loving ground cover
29. Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	Sweet berries eaten by birds, humans
30. Red Raspberry	Rubus intumescens	-
31. Rosebay Rhododendron	Rhododendron maximum	Large leaf
32. Northern Bayberry	Myrica pensylvanica	Semi-evergreen
33. Sweet Gum	Liquidamber styraciflua	Fruit is a spiny ball
34. Sourwood	Oxydendron arboreum	-
35. Autumn Purple White Ash	Fraxinus Americana 'Atropurpurea'	-
36. Pagoda Dogwood	Cornus alternifolia	Small tree
37. Fragrant Sumac	Rhus aromatica 'Low-gro'	Low-growing shrub
38. Red Oak	Quercus rubra	-
39. Ash-leaved Maple, Box Elder	Acer negundo	An older tree on the Reservation
40. American Filbert	Corylus americanus	Edible nuts
41. Witch Hazel	Hamamelis vernalis	Blooms very early in the spring
42. Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhina	Naturally occurring
43. Black Walnut	Juglans nigra	-
44. Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	-
45. Ironwood, Hophornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	-