The Conservation Advocate

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1 Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District Amity Road Brookville, Ohio S P R I N G / T R E E & P L A N T S A L E The Conservation Advocate Phone: (937) Wise Stewardship of Our Natural Heritage Vol. 6, No. 1 To Contact Us Dial , followed by the Employee Extension. M o n t g o m e r y S W C D S t a f f Cheryl Barkalow Ext BarkalowC@mcohio.org Stefan Bridenbaugh Ext BridenbaughS@mcohio.org Holly Buchanan Ext BuchananH@mcohio.org Ed Everman Ext EvermanE@mcohio.org Jeremy Huggler Ext HugglerJ@mcohio.org Kristen Lauer Ext LauerK@mcohio.org Nick Wheeler Ext WheelerN@mcohio.org N R C S S t a f f Jeff Barnes Ext Jeff.Barnes@oh.usda.gov Karen McCalister Ext Karen.McCalister@oh.usda.gov B o a r d o f S u p e r v i s o r s Bruce Flora Fred Glander Dr. Mark Judy Duane Plessinger C o ntents: Bill Meyer C a l l e r y P e a r p g 1 M V L N C I S u m m i t p g 2 S c h o l a r s h i p s pg 2 V o l u n t e e r s p g 2 L A E P P p g 3 T r e e & P l a n t S a l e p g 4-6 O r d e r F o r m p g 7 A d d i t i o n a l I n f o p g 8 The Invasive Callery Pear By: Renee K. Buck, Pheasants Forever Farm Bill Biologist What it is: Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) is a small tree native to China. Since the 1950s, the first and most popular cultivar, Bradford, has been heavily utilized in landscaping. Many other cultivars and hybrids, such as Cleveland Select, were later created. All the cultivars were marketed as self-sterile, or unable to produce fruit and reproduce. To some extent, that was true. A Bradford can t reproduce with A Callery Pear another Bradford. However, once Bradford and Cleveland Select trees were planted near each other, they cross-pollinated and created fruit with fertile seeds. The trees that grew from those seeds are the original wild type Callery Pear and are most definitely not sterile! Why it is so bad: The seeds from the cross-pollinated Callery Pear cultivars were spread by wildlife and birds that ate the fruit. Seedlings grew in areas they had not been intentionally planted. Because Callery Pears leaf out earlier in the spring, and flower and produce fruit at a young age, they are able to out-compete the native vegetation. This impacts not only the native Callery Pear seedlings take over an un-mowed area. plants, but also all the native wildlife, including insects and pollinators, that rely on the native plants. Continued on Page 3 Upcoming Events Feb. 6 - Board Meeting, 3:00 pm Feb President s Day - Office Closed March 6 - Board Meeting, 3:00 pm March 15 - Tree & Plant Sale Order Deadline March 29- OH Forestry, Camp Canopy Scholarship Applications Due March 30 - Leave No Child Inside Summit, Brukner Nature Center April 3 - Board Meeting, 7:00 pm April 11 & 12 - Tree & Plant Sale Pick-up April 28- May 5 - Soil Stewardship Week, "Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper" May 1 - Board Meeting, 7:00 pm May 3 - College Scholarship Application Due May 27 - Memorial Day - Office Closed Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD). Published Quarterly by the Montgomery SWCD, Amity Rd, Brookville OH Postmaster: Send address changes to Montgomery SWCD, Amity Rd, Brookville, OH

2 Leave No Child Inside Summit Celebrating 65 years Serving your Septic Systems and Grease Traps Recycling it as Fertilizer (937) FREE! Saturday, March 30, 2019 Join us at Brukner Nature Center, near Troy, Ohio, for the Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Summit! The Summit will feature workshops where you can learn to connect with nature yourself or with your class, award presentations, Keynote The Land, Trails and Amazing Displays of Brukner Nature Center, fun family oriented activities, and educational displays. Chances to learn about the Montgomery SWCD and other conservation organizations and to network will be available at different times throughout the day. For more information or to register (which is required) visit or or call (937) Scholarships for Youth! AMAZING NATIVE LANDSCAPES Margie Goodin Flower Garden Installation & Maintenance Tree & Shrub Planting & Pruning Invasive Plant Control Prairie Installation, Restoration & Maintenance BRINGING NATURE HOME Your Local Store for Livestock, Pet, And Wildlife Feed and Supplies (937) BUCHANAN S WILDLIFE SOLUTIONS, LLC. MICHAEL E. BUCHANAN, OWNER misterbee@catchyourcritter.com (937) Helping you with wildlife conflicts CUNNINGHAM ELECTRIC INC. Dick Cunningham Old Dayton Rd. New Lebanon, OH (937) CY SCHWIETERMAN, INC Farm Drainage-Excavating Grass Waterways Conservation Projects 4240 SR 49, Arcanum, Ohio Phone: (937) PAGE 2 Each year, the Montgomery SWCD offers two scholarships to youth who are residents in Montgomery County. 1. Camp Canopy: We offer a full scholarship (worth $375) to one student who has completed at least 8th grade and is interested in forestry, conservation and wildlife! 2. College Scholarship: Are you graduating this spring? We offer a $500 scholarship to a student headed to a two or four year program in Natural Resources Management or an Agricultural Field. For more details, deadlines, and the applications, go to give us a call, or stop by our office. We re excited to help you on your learning journey! Flower Sale Volunteers Needed! Annual Native Perennial Flower Sale Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 from 9:00am - 4:00pm Montgomery SWCD office With your help, many native perennial flowers, along with some native shrubs and prairie grasses, have found new homes in the community. Thank you! This donation-based event has been a wonderful benefit to the homeowners who take home plants, as well as to the resident pollinators, birds, butterflies and other small wildlife! In addition to the plants themselves being volunteer seedlings, this event is truly all about volunteers! It has been volunteers who have come and helped transplant the seedlings, care for the plants as they wait for their new homes, and help make sure the sale runs smoothly. If you would be interested in joining the volunteer force that makes this event a success, please call Kristen Lauer for details and to set up a time. Then, tell your friends, come out to the sale, and take some of the plants home! THE CONSERVATION Plants for the 2018 sale ADVOCATE

3 The Invasive Callery Pear Continued from Page 1 The Callery Pear was officially listed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture as an Invasive Species on Dec. 28, 2017, followed by a Callery Pear flowers, fruit and bark. 5-year grace period until it will no longer be legal to sell it in Ohio. However, some natural areas are already so over-run with it that it will take serious effort to get it in check. The first issue that needs dealt with is all of the trees planted along city streets and on private property. Those mature trees are now producing many, many seeds. Leaving those trees so birds and wildlife can spread their seeds far and wide may very well lead to an ecological disaster in all the neighboring city parks, Metroparks, private lands, Nature Preserves, State Parks, etc. The second issue will be controlling the young wild populations. What good land stewards can do about it: Not everyone can go out and cut down all the cultivar and wild Callery Pears today, tomorrow, or even next week. This will be a long process. I understand that this problem impacts a lot of people, cities, parks, and prairies. We do however need to understand that Callary Pears are an issue and make a plan for the future! The Montgomery SWCD has done just that regarding the six Bradford Pears planted over 20 years ago along their drive. Last fall native Tulip Poplars and Sugar Maples were planted as replacements. The Bradford Pear adults will be removed soon. If you have Callery Pear cultivars that you would like to replace, there are some great native alternatives! They include: American plum (Prunus americana), Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), and Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.). If you have a wild feral population running amok on your property, we are happy to help with advice and technical assistance! We re a Local Sponsor for LAEPP Farmland is a necessary part of agriculture. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has worked through an easement program to preserve farmland since More than 450 farms totaling over 73,000 acres in 59 counties have been preserved. The Montgomery SWCD is proud to be a Local Sponsor for this program, the Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP). Through it, farmland owners are provided funding to place an agricultural easement on their property. The easement is a voluntary and legally binding restriction placed on a farm that will forever protect the farmland from development. The Montgomery SWCD would love to work with you to protect your farm. For more information, please contact Office Secretary Holly Buchanan or visit the ODA website at Look for the Farmland Preservation tab under Programs. A Montgomery County farm in the LAEPP program. Duane Heuker (937) We do what most others won t Septic Systems Mound Systems General Excavation Drainage Demolition Sewer & Water Installation & Repair 225 W. Upper Lewisburg-Salem Rd. Brookville, OH (937) MIAMI AG DRAINAGE Making Moisture Manageable Tile Installation GPS Mapping Tile Sales (937) Fax (937) Ag Drainage Division 1987 Quaker Trace Rd. Jason Miller, Manager JasonMMiller78@yahoo.com Aaron Kash, Certified Forester MissionForestry@gmail.com Timber Sales & Management Plans Pullins Drainage Pullins Enterprises Samuel Pullins Shanley Rd., Quincy OH H: (937) Fax: (937) Mobile: (937) cpullins@embarqmail.com QUALITY TILE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS 723 Yost Road West Alexandria Ohio (937) / (937) TIMBERLINE OUTDOOR LLC Custom Sawmilling Crown Royal Outdoor Furnaces Andy Dutter asdutter@gmail.com (937) WENGERLAWN NURSERY CO. Specializing in Ground Covers 6450 Wengerlawn Rd. Brookville, Ohio (937) S P R I N G / T R E E & P L A N T S A L E P A G E 3

4 " : Showy Flowers ] : Beneficial to Birds Z : Beneficial to Wildlife 2019 Tree & Plant Sale Descriptions Tree/Plant Characteristics Icons 7 : Beneficial to Pollinators c : Good Replacement for Ash Trees % : Host Plant for Butterflies/Moths Nf : Fixes Nitrogen into the Soil < : Fruit/Nuts/Plant Edible for People You have two options for placing your order! Mail in or drop off the enclosed order form with your check, or Order & Pay Online at (QR Code on Page 7) There will be a 5% additional cost for online orders to cover PayPal s transaction fee Deciduous Trees (Native) Basswood, American 1-2 Tilia americana 1 for $3, 5 for $21 "]Z7%c < Height 50-80, up to 50 wide. Full sun to part shade, moist to well-drained soils. Heartshaped leaves. Abundant small, fragrant pale yellow spring flowers loved by bees led to the nickname bee tree. NEW! Beech, American Fagus grandifolia 1 for $2, 5 for $7 ]Z% c < Grows tall and wide in full sun to part shade. Slow growing. Distinctive thin smooth gray bark. Dark green leaves turn golden bronze in the fall. Edible beechnuts ripen in fall. Birch, River Betula nigra 1 for $2, 5 for $5 ]Z% Grows tall and up to 60 wide in full sun to part shade. Fast growing. Does well in medium to wet soils. Peeling bark adds winter interest. Very valuable to birds for seeds and nesting. NEW! Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra 1 for $2, 5 for $8 " 7% Ohio's State Tree. Grows to 30'. The "buckeye" seed is encased in a spiny round fruit, about two inches around, containing the two dark brown shiny buckeyes. NEW! Cherry, Black Prunus serotina 1 for $2, 5 for $5 "]Z7% < Grows up to 60 tall and 30 wide in full sun to part shade. Clusters of white blooms in spring produce red to purple fruit loved by wildlife and useful for making jam. Yellow to rose fall leaf color. NEW! Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus 1 for $2, 5 for $8 "7%c Grows to 80 tall, 50 wide in full to part sun. Large compound leaf with many leaflets. Female trees bear brown pods that persist through winter. Seeds toxic raw, but were historically roasted as a coffee substitute. Dogwood, White Flowering Cornus florida 1 for $2, 5 for $6 "]Z7% Grows tall. Beautiful white flowers in the spring. Red leaves in the fall. Red berries eaten by numerous song and game birds and other wildlife. Prefers moist, rich soils. Gum, Black Nyssa sylvatica 1 for $2, 5 for $6 ]Z7c Height tall in many soil types. Full sun to part shade. Small greenish-white flowers and dark blue fruit. Scarlet fall foliage. Hickory, Shellbark Carya laciniosa 1 for $3, 5 for $11 ]Z%c< Height tall. Straight trunk, shiny dark green leaves, and a sweet, edible nut. Does well in medium soils to wet bottomlands and marginal floodplains. Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum 1 for $2, 5 for $6 ]7%c< Height 75 tall. Popular shade and ornamental tree. Prefers full sun to part shade in moist soils. Its sap can be used for maple syrup. Brilliant scarlet-orange fall foliage. P A G E 4 T H E C O N S E R V A T I O N A D V O C A T E

5 2019 Tree & Plant Sale Descriptions Oak, Red Quercus rubra 1 for $2, 5 for $5 ]Z7%c Height in full to part sun, dry to medium soils. Dense green foliage turns deep red in fall. Relatively fast growing. Tolerant of urban conditions. Very valuable to wildlife, moths and butterflies. Paw Paw Asimina triloba 1 for $2, 5 for $9 ]Z% < Grows Slow growing. Maroon flowers in spring. Prefers deep fertile soils and full sun. Highly nutritious custard-like fruit with a tropical flavor ripens in late summer to fall. Two needed for fruiting. Persimmon, American Diospyros virginiana 1 for $2, 5 for $5 ]Z7% < Height Orange fruit is sweet after frost. Full sun to part shade, moist to dry soils. More than one tree needed for good fruit set. NEW! Plum, American Prunus americana 1 for $2, 5 for $5 "]Z7% < Height and width of in full sun to part shade. White flowers become small red plums good for preserves. It can have short thorns on branches and will send out suckers. Yellow to red fall color. Serviceberry, Allegheny Amelanchier laevis 1 for $2, 5 for $7 "]Z7% < Also known as Juneberry. Height 25, width 15. White fragrant flowers become sweet purple fruit. Yellow to red fall color. Prefers moist, acidic, rich soils, but is adaptable. Full sun to partial shade. Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 1 for $2, 5 for $6 "]7%c Height Prefers moist well-drained soil in full sun, but will tolerate part shade. Has green tulip shaped leaves and flowers (greenish-yellow with an orange base). Blooms in mid-june. Shrubs (Native) Elderberry Sambucus canadensis 1 for $2, 5 for $5 "]Z7% < Fast growing up to 10 tall and 8 wide. Needs full sun. Grows in any soil type and is wetland tolerant. White flowers bloom in the summer. Blue-black berries are used to make jelly, preserves and wine. Spicebush Lindera benzoin 1 for $2, 5 for $6 "]Z7% < Grows Very showy deciduous shrub that is very tolerant of wet, shady conditions. Tiny clusters of small white flowers in spring and scarlet fruit in fall. Oblong, aromatic green leaves turn yellow in fall. NEW! Spirea, Meadowsweet Spiraea alba 1 for $2, 5 for $8 "]Z7% Spikes of white flowers from June -August. Narrow, toothed green leaves. Height and width of 3-4 in full sun to part shade, moist to wet soil. Does well in rain gardens and along ponds. NEW! Willow, Pussy Salix discolor 1 for $2, 5 for $6 "]Z7% Multi-stemmed with a height of 6-15 and width of 4-12 Full sun to part shade and medium to wet soil. Named for the large, fuzzy, silvery catkins, showier on male plants, that open very early spring. Groundcovers & Vines (Native) NEW! Bittersweet, American Celastrus scandens 5 for $7 "]Z7% Deciduous twining vine that can grow up structures or allowed to ramble. Full sun to light shade and moist to dry soil. Female plants produce showy orange-red seed capsules at the end of short side branches. Juniper, Creeping 6-12 Juniperus horizontalis 5 for $8 ]Z% Low-growing. 1-2 tall and up to 10 wide. Blue-green scale-like foliage, purplish edges in winter. Sun to part-shade. Great for dry areas, for retaining walls, foundations and erosion control. Native to northern U.S. S P R I N G / T R E E & P L A N T S A L E P A G E 5

6 P A G E Tree & Plant Sale Descriptions Evergreens (Conifers) Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis 1 for $2, 25 for $38 ]Z NATIVE. (Northern White Cedar) Height 40. Evergreen foliage is scale-like and flat. For windbreaks, plant 4 apart. Red squirrels and birds like the seeds. Cedar, Red Juniperus virginiana 1 for $2, 25 for $30 ]Z % NATIVE. Grows Full sun, dry to moist soil. Dark green scale-like foliage. Reddish brown bark exfoliates in thin strips on mature trees. Blue berry-like cones on female trees a favorite of many birds. Pine, White Pinus strobus 1 for $2, 25 for $31 ]Z% NATIVE. Grows Soft blue-green needles 3-5 long. Prefers moist sandy loam soil, full sun. Spruce, Colorado Blue Picea pungens 1 for $2, 25 for $34 ]Z Grows Needles long. Color varies from green to silver blue. Likes ordinary soil, average moisture & full sun. Slowest growing, but most popular spruce. Ornamental, windbreaks, Christmas trees. Spruce, Norway Picea abies 1 for $2, 25 for $11 ]Z Grows Dark green needles. Branches droop gracefully as tree matures. Does well in average soil, but prefers moist soil to maintain a deep green color. Ornamental, or used as timber or for windbreaks. Spruce, White Picea glauca 1 for $2, 25 for $27 ]Z% Native to northern U.S. Grows Green to gray-green needles, 1/3 to 3/4 long. Likes moist soil & full sun. Good as an ornamental or in windbreaks in both rural and urban areas. Common for Christmas trees. Wildflowers/Perennials (Native) all in 1 gallon pots, $8.00 each Blue False Indigo: Baptisia australis - "]Z7%Nf Deep blue flowers with blue-green foliage. Deep rooted, slow growing, and long lived. Reaches 3-5. Full sun, dry to moist soil. Deer-resistant. Butterflyweed: Asclepias tuberosa - "]7% Bright orange blossoms. Blooms June - August and reaches a height of 2-3. Full to part sun and well drained, dry to moist soils. Great for monarch butterflies. Cardinal Flower: Lobelia cardinalis - "] Bright red flower spikes. Grows to a height of 2-5. Blooms July-September. Loved by hummingbirds. Full sun to nearly full shade, wet to moist soil. Great Blue Lobelia: Lobelia siphilitica - "]7 Grows 2-3 tall with showy spike of blue flowers from July - September. Does best in medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Great for a Rain Garden! NEW! Oak Sedge: Carex pensylvanica.- ]Z % Arching grass-like leaves and brown seed capsules top the stems. Great for clumping displays with shade perennials or a flowing groundcover in dry to moist shaded areas. Swamp Milkweed: Asclepias incarnata - "]7% Mauve flowers attract butterflies, especially monarchs, who need milkweed to survive. Grows 2-4. Great for a rain garden, and equally wonderful for dry areas. Single Rain Barrel Kit: $30 Parts, (No Barrel!) instructions, and Tip Sheet. For those who already have a barrel and just need the supplies to convert it into a rain barrel. Single Rain Barrel Kit & Barrel: $55 55 gallon Barrel, Parts, instructions, and Tip Sheet. Everything you need to make and hook up a rain barrel! Supplies Marking flags: $0.10 White Vinyl Flag (2.5 by 3.5 ) on a 21 wire staff. Make your young trees safer by making them more visible. 4 Tube Tree Shelter w/ Stake: $5 Boost upward growth and protect from wildlife. Made in America, 100% recycled plastic. Miracle Tube Tree Shelters brand. Rated the best in independent studies! T H E C O N S E R V A T I O N A D V O C A T E

7 Name: Address: Website Phone Number: Orders must be received by March 15th, Pickup on April 11 &12, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Enter Number of Packs per Size Packet- please mark in the correct space! Name (# of items in Packet) Pricing # Singles # Packs of 5 # Packs of 25 Total Price Basswood, American 1 for $3, 5 for $21 NEW! Beech, American 1 for $2, 5 for $7 Birch, River 1 for $2, 5 for $5 NEW! Buckeye, Ohio 1 for $2, 5 for $8 NEW! Cherry, Black 1 for $2, 5 for $5 NEW! Coffeetree, Kentucky 1 for $2, 5 for $8 Dogwood, White Flowering 1 for $2, 5 for $6 Gum, Black 1 for $2, 5 for $6 Hickory, Shellbark 1 for $3, 5 for $11 Maple, Sugar 1 for $2, 5 for $6 Oak, Red 1 for $2, 5 for $5 Paw Paw 1 for $2, 5 for $9 Persimmon, Common 1 for $2, 5 for $5 NEW! Plum, American 1 for $2, 5 for $5 Serviceberry, Allegheny 1 for $2, 5 for $7 Tulip Tree 1 for $2, 5 for $6 Elderberry 1 for $2, 5 for $5 Spicebush 1 for $2, 5 for $6 NEW! Spirea, Meadowsweet 1 for $2, 5 for $8 NEW! Willow, Pussy 1 for $2, 5 for $6 NEW! Bittersweet, American 5 for $7 Juniper, Creeping 5 for $8 Arborvitae 1 for $2, 25 for $38 Cedar, Red 1 for $2, 25 for $30 Pine, White 1 for $2, 25 for $31 Spruce, Colorado Blue 1 for $2, 25 for $34 Spruce, Norway 1 for $2, 25 for $11 Spruce, White 1 for $2, 25 for $27 Blue False Indigo 1 for $8 Butterflyweed 1 for $8 Cardinal Flower 1 for $8 Great Blue Lobelia 1 for $8 NEW! Oak Sedge 1 for $8 Swamp Milkweed 1 for $8 Single Rain Barrel Kit 1 for $30 Single Rain Barrel Kit & Barrel 1 for $55 Marking Flags 1 for $0.10 Tube Tree Shelter w/stake 1 for $5 Want a pickup reminder? Include your , or follow us on Social Media! Please bring your own bags/boxes to pickup! Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Montgomery SWCD Amity Rd. Brookville, OH S P R I N G / T R E E & P L A N T S A L E Total: Donation: Total Enclosed: Date Order Received: Receipt #: Cash : Check # : Packet(s) Received By: P A G E 7

8 Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District Amity Road Brookville, Ohio Return Service Requested Order Deadline: March 15, 2019 Limited Quantities. Place your orders early! Order with the enclosed Order Form, or online with PayPal! To order by mail, please send your check or money order made out to 'Montgomery SWCD' in with your order. To order online, follow the link from (5% additional cost for online orders to cover PayPal s fees). Pick-Up Dates/Times: April 11th & 12th, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pick-Up Location: Montgomery SWCD Office, Amity Road, Brookville, Ohio Extra Sale Items: Any extras will be available for sale during order pickup on a first-come, first-served basis. Any extra items can be paid for with cash or check only. Abandoned Orders: Any orders left five business days after the pick-up date will be donated at the discretion of the Montgomery SWCD, and no refunds will be granted. Please remember: these trees and shrubs are bare rooted tree seedlings, not full grown trees. Most orders fit into one or two grocery bags. Anyone may purchase from this sale. To keep costs low, we cannot furnish replacements, guarantees, or mail or deliver orders. We reserve the right to make substitutions if necessary. Interested in making a TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION? Add it to your order! Donations will be used for our Conservation Education programs. A BIG Thanks to our 2018 Donors! Go Green! Sign up for our Newsletter! Request at: LauerK@mcohio.org All programs and services provided by the Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District are available to everyone without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, handicap or marital status. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.