Microclimate Microclima
Downspout swale and runoff pocket Zanja de bajante y bolsa de escorrentia
Low pockets that catch roof runoff stay greener longer and can hold brief winter saturation that would rot plants in drier beds. On the Fairview clay, that favors bee balm, ranunculus, red maple, Oregon ash, black cottonwood, and red alder. Las depresiones bajas que reciben el agua de los bajantes permanecen verdes por mas tiempo y pueden sostener una saturacion breve en invierno que pudriria plantas en camas mas secas. En la arcilla de Fairview, eso favorece a bee balm, ranunculus, red maple, Oregon ash, black cottonwood y red alder.
Growing in downspout swale and runoff pocket Cultivar en zanja de bajante y bolsa de escorrentia
Plants and wildlife associated with downspout swale and runoff pocket conditions on the old Fairview site. Even small differences in sun, shade, and drainage change what thrives. Plantas y fauna asociadas con las condiciones de zanja de bajante y bolsa de escorrentia en el antiguo sitio Fairview. Hasta pequeñas diferencias de sol, sombra y drenaje cambian qué prospera.
Garden plants Plantas de jardín
Bee balm Bee balm
Monarda didyma and hybrids
Bee balm is a vivid summer perennial that earns its name — bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds find it irresistible. It spreads by runners and rewards steady moisture with weeks of color on the Fairview clay. Bee balm is a vivid summer perennial that earns its name — bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds find it irresistible. It spreads by runners and rewards steady moisture with weeks of color on the Fairview clay.
Ranunculus Ranunculus
Ranunculus asiaticus
Ranunculus brings layers of tissue-thin petals in jewel tones to the cool spring garden — a corm plant that thrives during Salem's mild, damp springs and makes some of the most beautiful cut flowers you can grow at home. Ranunculus brings layers of tissue-thin petals in jewel tones to the cool spring garden — a corm plant that thrives during Salem's mild, damp springs and makes some of the most beautiful cut flowers you can grow at home.
Trees Árboles
Ash Ash
Fraxinus spp.
Ash trees — both the native Oregon ash and various planted species — are a familiar presence in Salem's landscape, though the approaching emerald ash borer threatens to reshape that picture entirely. Ash trees — both the native Oregon ash and various planted species — are a familiar presence in Salem's landscape, though the approaching emerald ash borer threatens to reshape that picture entirely.
Black cottonwood Black cottonwood
Populus trichocarpa
Black cottonwood is the fast-growing native giant of Pacific Northwest riparian corridors — a tree most people love to complain about but that plays an irreplaceable ecological role in valley floor landscapes. Black cottonwood is the fast-growing native giant of Pacific Northwest riparian corridors — a tree most people love to complain about but that plays an irreplaceable ecological role in valley floor landscapes.
Red alder Red alder
Alnus rubra
Red alder is a fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing native pioneer tree that can break into compacted clay, enrich depleted soil, and jump-start the ecological recovery of disturbed land — even if it won't be around forever. Red alder is a fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing native pioneer tree that can break into compacted clay, enrich depleted soil, and jump-start the ecological recovery of disturbed land — even if it won't be around forever.
Red maple Red maple
Acer rubrum
Red maple is one of the most adaptable shade trees in North America — a tough, fast-growing maple that tolerates wet clay, delivers reliable fall color, and thrives in Salem's mild climate. Red maple is one of the most adaptable shade trees in North America — a tough, fast-growing maple that tolerates wet clay, delivers reliable fall color, and thrives in Salem's mild climate.