PLANTS, AQUATIC PLANTS & FISH
for SAMPLE PARK & POND AREA

NATIVE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TREES & SHRUBS
for the PARK AREA

ABBREVIATION KEY: P# = "plant number corresponding to the PICTORIAL"; PG. = "page number"; SR1 = "INFORMATION SOURCE #1"; E/D = "Evergreen or Decidious?"; DIST. = "distance"; QTY. = "quantity"; S,C,F or B? = "Seeds, Cones, Fruit or Berries?"; ANN. = "annual"; PER.= "perennial"; REQD. = "required"; wh.= "white"; blk.= "black";yelw.= "yellow"; SR.= "information source (#1,#2 or #3)"; N/A = "NOT APPLICABLE".

P#

PLANT GENUS
& SPECIES NAME

COMMON
NAME

PG.
SR1

E/D

PLANT
DIST.
(feet)

PLANT
HEIGHT
(feet)

QTY.
of PLANTS

S,C,F or B?

ANN. or
PER.?

SOIL
REQD.

FLOWERING
MONTHS

1

Alnus
rhombifolia

White
Alder

49

D

25

115

3

C

per.

all

March,
April

2

Quercus
lobata

Valley
Oak

179

D

70

70

1

S

per.

deep

March,
April

3

Platanus
racemosa

Western
Sycamore

161

D

60

65

1

S

per.

rich

February
to April

4

Acer
macrophyllum

Bigleaf
Maple

41

D

40

63

4

S

per.

all

April,
May

5

Juglans
hindsii

California
Black Walnut

129

D

35

50

3

S

per.

rich

Spring

6

Acer
negundo

Box
Elder

43

D

50

30

2

F

per.

all

March,
April

7

Sambucus
coerulea

Blue
Elderberry

211

D

23

33

4

F

per.

light

April to
August

8

Prunus
ilicifolia

Hollyleaf
Cherry

165

E

18

18

6

B

per.

most

April,
May

9

Garrya
elliptica

Coast
Silktassel

121

E

9

17

10

B

per.

moist

January
to March

10

Heteromeles
arbutifolia

California
Holly

125

E

13

16

6

B

per.

dry

June,
July

11

Rhamnus
californica

California
Coffeeberry

182

E

6

11

10

F

per.

all

April
to June

12

Ribes
sanuineum

Pink
Flowering
Currant

199

D

8.5

8.5

6

F

per.

moist

February
to March

AQUATIC PLANTS for the POND AREA
SUBMERGED PLANTS

P#

PLANT GENUS
& SPECIES NAME

COMMON
NAME

FLOWER
COLOR

PG.

SR.

PLANT
DIST.
(feet)

DEPTH
of
PLANT
(feet)

FLOWER
SIZE

SOIL
REQD.

ANN. or
PER.?

FLOWER-
ING
MONTHS

13

Nympaea
'Candida'

Water
Lily

(white)

222

3

33

54

x-large

rich
clay

per.

July to
October

14

Nympaea
'Madam Gonnere'

Water
Lily

(pink)

222

3

33

27

large

rich
clay

per.

July to
October

15

Nympaea
'Ellisiana'

Water
Lily

(red)

222

3

33

26

large

rich
clay

per.

July to
October

16

Nympaea
'Colonel A.J.Welch'

Water
Lily

(yellow)

222

3

33

27

large

rich
clay

per.

July to
October

17

Nympaea
'Sioux'

Water
Lily

(orange)

222

3

33

15

medium

rich
clay

per.

July to
October

18

Nasturium
officinale

Watercress

(white)

34

2

N/A

N/A

tiny

average

per.

negligible

FLOATING PLANTS

19

+Lemna
minor

Duckweed

60

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

per.

N/A

20

+Wolffia

Water
Meal

60

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

per.

N/A

21

+salvinia

Water
Velvet

62

2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

per.

N/A

 

FISH for the POND AREA

#

FISH NAME

LENGTH
@ maturity

FISH
COLORS

LIFE
SPAN

1

COMET GOLDFISH

14 inches

red, black,
blue, white

20 years

2

CALICO FANTAIL GOLDFISH

14 inches

red, black,
blue, gold

20 years

3

GOLDEN OFRE

medium-small

yellow
& silver

?

4

GOLDEN RUDD

6.5 inches

bronze

?