Six years ago, Fourth Corner Nurseries of Bellingham, WA supplied PLC with 200 pairs of Golden Chinquapin seedlings (grown from seed) and we distributed them to preschoolers and church (families) to plant here and there in north Snohomish and south Skagit Counties. Alumni “guerilla reports” on their growth are encouraging. This year, Fourth
Corner Nurseries is supplying the Gardens with 250 native species as we expand and restore plantings (e.g., muskrats have eliminated our Wapato). PLC’s sponsored WWU SAM Project finds that the best predictor of plant extinction is plant species inability to migrate, a condition that exists with the loss of carriers: birds, insects, and animals and barriers: the use of asphalt and monocultures. “No carriers and too many barriers” can be solved by native plant enthusiasts assisting threatened species’ migrations. Next month PLC will be receiving 180 more pairs of Chinquapin, and we will be giving them to preschool parents once again, with enough left over for visitors to our campus participation. If interested, mark Saturday November 5th on your calendar; seedling packages will be behind the rainy-day play shed at 2420 300th NW (Exit 215). They are free; please plant them in secluded, protected areas (their leaves are “ever” and “green” with the underside “gold;” they disappear from forests every Holiday Season).
https://fourthcornernurseries.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysolepis_chrysophylla
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CHCHC4
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Chrysolepis%20chrysophylla
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