A Pilot Study at SUNYESF Tim Toland Assistant Professor Department of Landscape Architecture Don Leopold Chair and Distinguished Teaching Professor Department of Environmental and Forest Biology ID: 303178
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Natural Plant Communities as Green Roof Templates
A Pilot Study at SUNY-ESF
Tim Toland Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
Don Leopold Chair and Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology
Terry Ettinger Greenhouse Manager, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology
James Johnson Graduate Student, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology
Growing Green Infrastructure Conference
Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2010Slide2
Eastern Ontario DuneSlide3
Alvar Pavement BarrensSlide4
Natural Growing Conditions
Senecio
pauperculus – balsam groundsel Slide5
Plants
Selected
Alvar SpeciesAgropyron trachycaulum – slender wheatgrass Aquilegia canadensis – wild columbine Artemisa
campestris var. caudata – tall wormwood Aster ciliolatus – aster Bromus
kalmii – brome grass Campanula rotundifolia – American harebell Carex crawei – Craw’s sedge
Carex eburnea – ebony sedge Carex granularis
– sedge
Carex
vulpinoidea
– brown fox sedge
Danthonia
spicata
– poverty grass
Deschampsia
cespitosa
–
tufted hairgrass Fragaria virginiana –wild strawberry Geum triflorum – prairie smokeHedyotis longifolia – pale bluet Juniperus communis – common juniper Juniperus horizontalis – creeping juniper Juniperus virginiana – eastern redcedar Muhlenbergia glomerata – spike or marsh muhly Oligoneuron album – upland white aster Penstemon hirsutus - hairy beardtonguePhlox divaricata – wild phloxRhus aromatica – fragrant sumacRosa blanda – meadow rose Saxifraga virginiensis – early saxifrage Schizachyrium scoparium – little bluestem Senecio pauperculus – balsam groundsel Solidago hispida – goldenrod Solidago nemoralis – gray goldenrod Solidago ohioensis – Ohio goldenrod Sporobolus heterolepis – northern prairie dropseedSymporicarpos albus - snowberry Zigadenus elegans var. glaucus – white camas Zizia aurea – golden alexanders
Selected Great Lakes Sand Dune Species
Ammophila
breviligulata
–
beachgrass
Deschampsia
flexuosa
– common
hairgrass
Elymus
canadensis
– Canada wild rye
Prunus pumila
var.
depressa
– sand cherry
Salix cordata
– dune willow
Vitis
riparia
– dune
grapeSlide6
Plant SourcesSlide7
ConstructionSlide8
ConstructionSlide9
Growing Media (donated by Carlisle)Slide10
Growing MediaSlide11
Day 1Slide12
Day 1Slide13
Day 13Slide14
Day 21Slide15
Day 34Slide16
Day 57Slide17
Day 64Slide18
Day 134Slide19
Initial ObservationsSlide20
Tall wormwood,
Artemisa
campestris var. caudataDay 10Day 134Slide21
Wild strawberry,
Fragaria virginianaSlide22
Craw’s Sedge, Carex
crawiiSlide23
Dune Willow, Salix cordataSlide24
Sandcherry, Prunus pumila
var. depressa Slide25
Blooms
Aster
ciliolatusSolidago ohioensis
Campanula rotundifoliaSlide26
Color/TextureSlide27
Insect ActivitySlide28
Plant Performance
Early saxifrage,
Saxifraga virginiensisPale bluet, Houstonia longifolia Slide29
White camas,
Zigadenus elegans
var. glaucusSlide30
Future Studies
Short Term
OverwinteringDrought TestSlide31
Gateway BuildingSlide32
Future Studies
Long TermMedia depth impactsMedia typePlanting compositionAdditional species studies
Species life cycle studiesBiomass impactsSlide33
Questions?
Contacts:
Tim Toland (trtoland@esf.edu)Don Leopold(djleopold@esf.edu)Terry Ettinger (tlettinger@esf.edu)James Johnson (jkjohn03@syr.edu)