EVALUATION OF WOODY PLANTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES FOR DIRECT WOODY SEEDING AND/OR VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION. EXPANDED EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT

Literature reviews were made to prepare a list of 56 woody species to be evaluated. These species were evaluated in row seedings, row plantings, and large plots for ease of establishment, survival, and growth. Eight species are recommended for seeding. Hydroseeding has been the most successful method of establishment. Recommendations for establishment are presented. Successful row seedings were made with a direct mechanical seeder. A study of roadside succession on Maryland highway sites was made. Flowering forbs for roadside use were investigated. Time did not allow a comprehensive investigation. No recommendations are made. Testing of mulches, herbicides, rodent repellent, various pellet mediums, and plants grown in commercial peat pellets was a part of this project. (FHWA)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This study was conducted in coordination with DOT, FHWA.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Agriculture

  Soil Conservation Service
  Beltsville, MD  United States  20705

  Maryland Department of Transportation

  State Highway Administration, 2323 West Joppa Road
  Brooklandville, MD  United States  21022
• Authors:
  • Kimmons, J H
  • Lovell, G R
  • Everett, H W
  • Thornton, R B
  • Dudley, R F
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Highway planning; Landscape design; Planting; Recommendations; Roadside; Seeds; Shrubs
• Old TRIS Terms: Vegetation selection
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316400
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-MD-76-19A
• Contract Numbers: AW076-075046
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1980 12:00AM