Buckthorn & Garlic Mustard Post Removal Native Restoration

Presents, 1) a recommendation for an herbaceous seed mix with quantities per-acre and per-ft²; 2) suggestions for plants to consider for live planting because they may be difficult to establish with direct seeding; and 3) shrubs and trees to plant in disturbed woodlands and woods edge.

(PDF) Seed mix used for the study: Using plants to control buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica): Improved biotic resistance of forests through revegetation. Michael J. Schuster, Peter D. Wragg, Alexander M. Roth, Paul Bockenstedt, Lee E. Frelich, Peter B. Reich. Ecological Engineering 182 (2022) 106730. This data was obtained from the supporting information for the publication and copied to this file by J.A. Reinartz. The seed list is also available on the website: https://coveritup.umn.edu/seed-mixes.

(Word Document) Seed mix used for the study: Using plants to control buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica): Improved biotic resistance of forests through revegetation. Michael J. Schuster, Peter D. Wragg, Alexander M. Roth, Paul Bockenstedt, Lee E. Frelich, Peter B. Reich. Ecological Engineering 182 (2022) 106730. This data was obtained from the supporting information for the publication and copied to this file by J.A. Reinartz. The seed list is also available on the website: https://coveritup.umn.edu/seed-mixes.

Excel version of seeds mix (seed list only)

“Cover It Up” Citizen Science Seed Mix (woody and herbaceous species) used by the University of Minnesota project: https://coveritup.umn.edu/seed-mix. Copied to this Excel file by J.A. Reinartz.

Grass and sedge seed Buckthorn Replacement Mix sold by Minnesota Native Landscapes, Inc. https://mnlcorp.com/product/mnl-buckthornreplacement-mix/ Copied to this Excel file by J.A. Reinartz 11/1/2023.

Minnesota – Making revegetation feasible Shrub and Tree Mix. https://coveritup.umn.edu/seed-mixes Recommended seed list and the "Low" and "High" lb./ac were copied into this Excel file from the "Shrub and Tree Mix" link on the University of Minnesota Cover it Up Project website: https://coveritup.umn.edu/seed-mixes. The "Seeds /lb" column and all the columns to the right of that were added by J.A. Reinartz.

Herbaceous species list for the U. Minnesota "Managing Buckthorn with Trees" project: https://coveritup.umn.edu/seed-mixes. Copied to this Excel file by J.A. Reinartz 11/1/2023.