Upper Long Tom |
This project is a mosiac of species in a floodplain area of the Upper Long Tom River. At the largest privately owned restoration sites, the landowners planted over 1000 trees and shrubs. They also worked hard to control a blackberry problem that existed when they purchased the property.
Most of the plots at the Upper Long Tom site are intermixed with a mosiac of sloughs and swampy areas.
Some of the plots, like this one, are in meadow areas and planted with species that can take drier coditions, like oaks.
Most of this site was overgrown with blackberry before the restoration began.
Upper Long Tom Tree Data
Species |
Average Height* 2005 |
Average Height* 2006 |
Average Height* 2007 |
Average Height* Change 2005-2006 |
Average Height* Change 2006-2007 |
Average Height* Change 2005-2007 |
Red Alder |
58.5 |
87.3 |
101.0 |
+28.8 |
+13.7 |
+42.5 |
Big Leaf Maple |
27.8 |
40.7 |
62.3 |
+12.9 |
+21.6 |
+34.5 |
Douglas Hawthorn |
37.6 |
38.1 |
47.2 |
+38.1 |
+9.1 |
+47.2 |
Oregon Ash |
36.5 |
38.1 |
47.2 |
+1.6 |
+9.1 |
+10.7 |
Ponderosa Pine |
10.3 |
17.5 |
24.5 |
+7.2 |
+7 |
14.2 |
Oregon White Oak |
29.0 |
29.2 |
36.9 |
+0.2 |
+7.7 |
+7.9 |
Western Red Cedar |
40.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Upper Long Tom Shrub Data
Species |
Average Height Class* 2005 |
Average Height Class* 2006 |
Average Height Class* 2007 |
Average Change in Height Class* 2005-2006 |
Average Change in Height Class* 2006-2007 |
Average Change in Height Class* 2005-2007 |
Oregon Grape |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
+0.4 |
+0.2 |
+0.6 |
Black Twinberry |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
-0.9 |
+2.2 |
+1.3 |
Osoberry |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
+0.3 |
+0.7 |
+1.0 |
Pacific Ninebark |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
+0 |
+0.5 |
+0.5 |
Nootka Rose |
2.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
-0.1 |
+2.0 |
+1.9 |
Spirea |
1.9 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
+0.1 |
+1.5 |
+1.6 |
Common Snowberry |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
+0.4 |
-0.2 |
+0.2 |
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