Forest soils

The 139 different soil types of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, including definition, capabilities, composition.

A helpful guide to expressions relating to land use and capability.

Glossary of terms often used in soil descriptions .

Plant Lists

More than 1,400 vascular plant species are identified as native or naturalized in Monroe County, Pa. For purposes of convenience the list is subdivided into useful groups, then listed by wetland indicator status as known. Some lists have brief notes on habitat. Lists do not include mosses, lichens, fungi, and algaes.

All perennials native to Monroe County (species list only; trees, shrubs, grasses and wetland plants listed separately)

Woodland herbaceous perennials (habitat notes)

Woodland ferns (habitat notes)

All grasses and sedges (habitat notes)

Woodland grasses and sedges (habitat notes)

Woodland Shrubs (habitat notes)

All Shrubs (habitat notes)

Woodland trees

All trees

USFS Tree ranking for Monroe County

Woodland vines (habitat notes)

Annuals (species list only)

Wetland perennials (species list only)

Commonly available shade perennials, most of which are native to Monroe County but all native to Pennsylvania, with brief habitat notes:

For all shade sites with a pH range of 4.0 to 5.0

For all shade sites with a pH range of 5.0 to 6.0

For all shade sites with a pH range of 6.0 to 7.0

For all shade sites with a pH range of more than 7.0

All Monroe County perennials for shade with brief habitat notes and sorted by USGS indicators

Perennials native to Monroe County for sunny sites (meadows and fields, habitat notes) and more detailed lists, native for Pennsylvania:

For sunny, wet sites with a pH range of 4.0 to 5.5

For sunny, wet sites with a pH range of 5.5 to 7.0

For sunny, moist sites with a pH range of 4.0 to 5.5

For sunny, moist sites with a pH range of 5.5 to 7.0

For sunny, dry sites with a pH range of 4.0 to 5.5

For sunny, dry sites with a pH range of 5.5 to 7.0

Naturalized but not native species

A list of the 539 protected species in Pennsylvania (extirpated, endangered, threatened, rare or vulnerable) from the National Resources Conservation Service of the USDA.

Wetland indicator definitions (OBL, FACW, FAC, FACU, UPL)

Climate Summaries

Monthly climate summaries for the past several years, courtesy of the National Weather Service (Mt. Holly NJ office). Data is from official NWS observation facilities at Mount Pocono Airport, about 6 miles northwest of Pennystone Gardens.

Photographs

Some recent images of plants in our collection, primarily natives. This section is primarily a resource for editors or those considering various species to add to their own landscapes.