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Community CP-U3 <br />Tloociplain Forest <br />Qualitative Rank: CD <br />Nonnative Shrub Rank: 11 <br />This forest is similar in species composition and character to CP-U-2, with the exceptions that it <br />has larger cottonwood trecs and quaking aspen present. The shrub layer here contains silky <br />dogwood as its most common member, with backtharn being less common. Also, the nonnative <br />white rnulberry is found in the shrub 3ayer. The ground layer is similar to CP-U-2 and is <br />dominated by a mix of nonnatives and weedier natives. However, there are some pockets of <br />native graminoids and forbs including boneset, sedgcs, and blue vervain, concentrated along the <br />wetland edge. Overall, the quality of this forest is moderatc. <br />�qmmunity ' Act�vity Priority � �stzcnated Co'st '' , Ccimrrients <br />CP-U3 Remove Medium Approximate3y Cut and treat ail stumps with <br />Buckthorn and $3,500-S,OQO, or 2�-50`I� solution of Roundup <br />other nonnative 150-Z00 or Garlon_ Leave cut stems on <br />shrubs volunteer hours graund, except where very <br />thick, then stacic or chip. <br />CP-U3 Reintroduce Medium $500 — 3,000 Reintroduce native plant plugs <br />native plants depending on or seed, Combination of seed <br />typical of number of and live plants is �ood <br />Lowiand species, plants, combination here. <br />��ardwood amount of seed. <br />Forest <br />Community CP-U4 <br />Lowland Hardwood Forest <br />Qualita#i�e Rank: CD <br />Nonnative Shrub Rank: 14 <br />This forest is located on a north-facina slope and a low-lying area adjacent to the lar�est wetland <br />in Central Park. Although there is a portion of the hillside that is dominated by oak trees and has <br />charactcristics of an oak farest, it is small and disturbed, and was c�mbined with the sun•ounding <br />forest for the purpose of classification and qualitative ranking. Interesiingly, aerial photos from <br />the 1940's and 1950's only show the oak trecs on this hillside. The most common tree species <br />here include boxelder, quakin� aspen, green ash, basswood, pin and bur oak, black cherry, and <br />American elm. In all, 17 species of trees �vere docurt�ented in this comm�mity, including <br />nonnatives and natives that wcre introduced by plantin�. <br />Cit�' of Roseti�ille �49 <br />Parks Nat«rul Resufrrce Nla�tagettieiit <br />