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Diverse Mesic Woodland Seed Mix

5000 sq ft
$419.00
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Diverse Mesic Woodland Seed Mix

$419.00
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A mix that includes species from a variety of natural forest communities found throughout Michigan, it suits most sand, loam, and clay soils. This mix is meant for full shade with drier to mesic soils and will not do well in wet or saturated conditions. Except for a few taller wildflowers, the species in this mix tend to stay under 4 ft. For areas smaller than 5000 sq ft, see our Basic Mesic Woodland Mix. Diverse Mesic Woodland Mix

Mix Characteristics

  • Moisture: Mesic, Dry-Mesic, Wet-Mesic
  • Soil: Sand, Loam
  • Sun: Shade, Partial Shade
  • Height: Over 4'

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Specs

Total Seeding Rate: 30.34 lbs per acre
3.56 lbs grasses •  1.78 lbs forbs    25 lbs nurse crop
44.12 native seeds per sq ft
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes   PLS Oz/acre Seeds/sq ft
Carex cristatella Crested Sedge 0.50 0.68
Carex grayi Common Bur Sedge 0.50 0.01
Carex grisea Wood Gray Sedge 4.00 0.83
Carex sprengelii Long-beaked Sedge 0.50 0.11
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush Grass 12.00 2.09
Elymus villosus Silky Wild Rye 3.00 0.38
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye 36.00 3.47
Juncus tenuis Path Rush 0.40 9.18
  Total Grasses 56.90 16.75
Forbs   PLS Oz/acre Seeds/sq ft
Ageratina altissima White Snakeroot 0.25 0.86
Allium tricoccum Wild Leek 1.00 0.03
Anemone canadensis Canada Thimbleweed 0.40 0.07
Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine 0.25 0.22
Blephilia hirsuta Hairy wood mint 0.25 1.38
Campanula americana  Tall Bellflower 0.25 0.98
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1.00 0.00
Euthrochium purpureum Sweet Joe Pye Weed 0.80 0.77
Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium 0.25 0.03
Helianthus grosseserratus Saw-toothed Sunflower 1.20 0.41
Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 0.25 2.87
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue 2.40 7.16
Polygonatum biflorum Great Solomon's Seal 2.40 0.04
Rudbeckia laciniata Golden Glow 2.00 0.64
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed Susan 8.00 6.24
Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's Seal 2.80 0.03
Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod 0.20 2.51
Solidago rugosa Rough Goldenrod 0.40 0.85
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Heart-leaved Aster 0.40 1.29
Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow Rue 0.40 0.07
Zizia aurea Golden Alexander 3.60 0.91
  Total Forbs 28.50 27.36
Temporary Grass Cover   Oz/acre Seeds/sq ft
Lolium multiflorum Annual Ryegrass 80.00 24.79
Avena sativa Seed Oats 320.00 7.35
  Total Temp Grasses 400.00 32.14

Note: Species subject to availability; substitutions may be necessary.

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