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Interesting meadowification project

jrcagle
14 years ago

Hi all,

We have a "reforestation area" of about 1.5 acres in the Maryland Piedmont region. The trees are one year old.

While we're waiting for them to grow full height, we would like to meadowify the area as much as possible. There is currently a mix of beneficials and otherwise growing in the area.

First question: which of the following plants would you keep? Eradicate?

Crown Vetch

Cow Vetch

Canadian Thistle

Blackberry

Wineberry

Poison Ivy

Honeysuckle

Ox-Eye Daisy

White and Yellow Sweet Clover

White Clover

Red Clover

St. John's Wort

Dogbane

Milkweed

Mulleins (common, moth)

Sheep Sorrel

Various grasses (how does one ID grasses?!)

Dandelion

Scarlet Pimpernel

Mayweed

Queen Anne's Lace

Deptford's Pink

Second question: how hard would you work at eradication, given that forestation is the final goal and given that "nuclear options" like mass RoundUp or mass burning are not possible?

Third question: Are there any plants that should be added?

Thanks,

Jeff Cagle

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