Salvaging Plants for Propagation and Revegetation
- Kathryn Prive
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 4, 2024
Author: Buis, S.
Salvaging native plants is the act of rescuing plants from a construction or disturbance site before they are destroyed. We have not found salvage to be a cost-effective method for obtaining most of the plants we sell in our nursery or use in our own projects. However, we do sometimes salvage plants, either to obtain plants that are difficult to propagate, to increase the genetic diversity of plants in our nursery, because they are unusual species that we don’t have access to otherwise, or to preserve plant genetics on a disturbance site for future replanting. Factors important to consider in salvaging plants include species, size, site access, and soil type, whether to use hand or mechanical techniques, time of year, available crew, etc.
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