Thanks to the generosity of MSPC members, we were able to contribute 17 new and carefully selected ornamental trees to Bush’s Pasture Park, including: Acer palmatum ‘Green Cascade’ Acer palmatum ‘Aconitofolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Fascination’ Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’ by Mark and Sharon Krimmel Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis ‘Skyline,’ by Wally and Carlene Benson on behalf…
The Marion Cultural Development Corporation provided $1,100 to the Conservancy for a project to label the landscape beds in the park’s northwest corner. That area of the park has 50 distinct landscape beds but the beds have never been interpreted for the public. On completion of the project, each bed will have a post with…
Mission Street Parks Conservancy and the City of Salem reviewed the Bush Pasture Park tree collection this summer. We identified 12 trees for removal. These trees fit one of several criterion: dead or dying, hazardous, or impinging on another, more valuable tree. (There are other criterion that did not come into play, such as diseased…
This bed contains: Trees Acer circinatum (Vine Maple) Acer circinatum ‘Monroe’ (Monroe Vine Maple) Arbutus menziesii (Pacific Madrone) Tsuga mertensiana (Canadian Hemlock) Shrubs & Subshrubs Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy Manzinata) Garrya elliptica (Coast Silktassel Shrub) Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ (James Roof Silktassel Shrub) Garrya fremontii (Fremont’s Silktassel Shrub) Berberis aquifolium (Oregon Grape) Forsythia cv. Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry) Mahonia…
This Stewartia Bed contains: Trees Dove Tree (Davidia involucrata) Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) Butterflies Magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Butterflies’) Elizabeth Magnolia (Magnolia x ‘Elizabeth) Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) Orangebark Stewartia (Stewartia monodelpha) Japanese Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia) Shrubs and Subshrubs Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Bagatelle’ Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Golden Ring’ Berberis thunbergii…
The Crooked House Playground Bed is immediately north of the playground. It was installed sometime after the land became a City park. The bed includes: Trees Kobus Magnolia (Magnolia kobus) Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ (‘Donald Wyman Crabapple) Japanese maple (Acer palmatum), Unknown cultivar Shrubs & Subshrubs Japanese Fatsia (Fatsia japonica) Miss Kim Manchurian Lilac (Syringa pubescens…
Bed 541-the South Island Bed-contains the following: Trees Acer griseum Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon Native Ash) Magnolia grandiflora (Evergreen Magnolia) Shrubs & Subshrubs Archtostaphylos hookeri ‘Wayside’ Berberis ‘Concorde’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Ring’ Decaisnea fargesii Deutzia crenata var. nakaiana ‘Nikko’ Choisya ternate ‘Sundance’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus obovatus Euonymus europaeus Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’ Osmanthus…
Bed 540-the North Island Bed-contains the following plants: Trees Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ Malus x micromalus ‘Kaido Crabapple’ Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ (‘Thundercloud’ Purple-leaved Plum) Shrubs & Subshrubs Acanthopanax sieboldianum variegatus Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond’s Pillar’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Ring’ Berneris thunbergii ‘Crimson Velvet’ Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’ Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Impatiens omieana ‘Silver Pink Juniperus communis…
The Weeping Spruce bed contains: Trees Picea abies ‘Pendula’ (Weeping Norway Spruce) Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia) Shrubs and Subshrubs Osmanthus delevayii (Sweet Olive)
The Bush Barn Annex foundation beds includes: East Beds: Lavandula stoechas ‘Anouk Silver’ (‘Anouk Silver’ Spanish Lavender) Pinus mugo ‘Carsten’s Wintergold’ Sedum ‘Firecracker’ Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Little Goldstar’ South Bed: Spirea douglasii (Native Douglas’s Spirea) Holodiscus discolor (Native Ocean Spray) Aronia arbutifolia (Red Chokeberry) Canna sp. (Purple-leafed Canna) Iris foetidissima (Stinking Iris) West Bed:…