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Updated 08/25/2008

Big Flats Plant Materials Center

The following list includes images from the  Big Flats Plant Materials Center. Images are available in the JPEG (20-100 KB) format. (TIFF format images are available by e-mailing us. When using these images please credit the appropriate source as indicated below.

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Conservation Plants
Conservation Practices Using Plant Materials Solutions
Miscellaneous Images
Plant Materials Activities
Plant Materials Equipment
Plant Materials Facilities

Conservation Plants

Thumbnail PhotoDescriptionLocation/Date TakenCreditsJPEG File
redtop Agrostis gigantea (redtop)location unknown / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0075.jpg
redtop Agrostis gigantea (redtop)NYPMC / 8/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0548.jpg
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)NYPMC / 5/1/1982photographer unknown / NYPMC0551.jpg
redosier 
dogwood Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)NYPMC / date unknownK. Rusinski / NYPMC0581.jpg
little 
bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)location unknown / 10/1/1999Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0732.jpg
intermediate 
wheatgrass Thinopyrum intermedium (intermediate wheatgrass)NYPMC / 6/1/1991photographer unknown / NYPMC0550.jpg
Eastern 
gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern gamagrass)NYPMC / 7/1/1989photographer unknown / NYPMC0561.jpg
Eastern 
gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern gamagrass)NYPMC / 8/1/1990photographer unknown / NYPMC0549.jpg
Eastern 
gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern gamagrass)NYPMC / 7/1/1987photographer unknown / NYPMC0560.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)location unknown / 9/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0193.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)location unknown / 6/1/1986M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0194.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)near Morris Run FEP / 10/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0195.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)location unknown / 9/1/1991M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0196.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)NYPMC / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0563.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)NYPMC / 9/1/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0562.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)NYPMC / 9/1/1991photographer unknown / NYPMC0565.jpg
bristly 
locustArnot Robinia hispida var. fertilis (bristly locust)NYPMC / 7/1/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0564.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)NYPMC / 6/1/1980photographer unknown / NYPMC0583.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)NYPMC / 7/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0559.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)NYPMC / 8/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0557.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)NYPMC / 7/1/1981K. Rusinski / NYPMC0584.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)NYPMC / 10/1/1979photographer unknown / NYPMC0576.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)NYPMC / 11/1/1987photographer unknown / NYPMC0586.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)Big Flats, NY PMC / 7/1/1982M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0217.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)location unknown / 11/1/1987M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0201.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)Big Flats, NY PMC / 7/1/1991M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0202.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)location unknown / 7/1/1991M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0200.jpg
cereal 
ryeAroostook Secale cereale (cereal rye)location unknown / 6/1/1980M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0204.jpg
autumn 
oliveCardinal Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)location unknown / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0511.jpg
autumn 
oliveCardinal Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)location unknown / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0512.jpg
autumn 
oliveCardinal Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)location unknown / 8/1/1977photographer unknown / NYPMC0190.jpg
autumn 
oliveCardinal Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)location unknown / 10/1/1987M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0223.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherryCatskill Prunus pumila var. depressa (dwarf sand cherry)NYPMC / 7/12/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0591.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherryCatskill Prunus pumila var. depressa (dwarf sand cherry)location unknown / 7/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0210.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherryCatskill Prunus pumila var. depressa (dwarf sand cherry)Sullivan Co., NY / 7/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0189.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherryCatskill Prunus pumila var. depressa (dwarf sand cherry)Big Flats, NY PMC / 9/1/1989M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0203.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherryCatskill Prunus pumila var. depressa (dwarf sand cherry)location unknown / 6/1/1992M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0211.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherryCatskill Prunus pumila var. depressa (dwarf sand cherry)NYPMC / 9/1/1989photographer unknown / NYPMC0589.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherryCatskill Prunus pumila var. depressa (dwarf sand cherry)NYPMC / 6/1/1992photographer unknown / NYPMC0592.jpg
crownvetchChemung Coronilla varia (crownvetch)location unknown / 10/1/1978photographer unknown / NYPMC0181.jpg
crownvetchChemung Coronilla varia (crownvetch)Ferndale field office / 7/1/1989M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0206.jpg
crownvetchChemung Coronilla varia (crownvetch)Crawford Co., PA / 9/1/1977photographer unknown / NYPMC0180.jpg
black eyed 
SusanGolden Jubilee Rudbeckia hirta (black eyed Susan)NYPMC / 7/1/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0558.jpg
black-eyed 
SusanGolden Jubilee Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan)location unknown / 3/1/1985M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0225.jpg
black-eyed 
SusanGolden Jubilee Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan)Route 7, Hoosic Falls, NY / 6/1/1992M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0221.jpg
black-eyed 
SusanGolden Jubilee Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan)location unknown / 8/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0220.jpg
black-eyed 
SusanGolden Jubilee Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan)location unknown / 8/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0226.jpg
sandbar 
willowGreenbank Salix exigua (sandbar willow)NYPMC / 2/1/1992photographer unknown / NYPMC0595.jpg
sandbar 
willowGreenbank Salix exigua (sandbar willow)NYPMC / 12/1/1995photographer unknown / NYPMC0598.jpg
sandbar 
willowGreenbank Salix exigua (sandbar willow)NYPMC / 9/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0596.jpg
sandbar 
willowGreenbank Salix exigua (sandbar willow)NYPMC / 9/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0593.jpg
sandbar 
willowGreenbank Salix exigua (sandbar willow)NYPMC / 9/1/1989photographer unknown / NYPMC0597.jpg
buttonbushKeystone Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)location unknown / 9/1/1990M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0188.jpg
buttonbushKeystone Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)location unknown / 8/1/1989M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0205.jpg
buttonbushKeystone Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)location unknown / 9/1/1987M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0186.jpg
buttonbushKeystone Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)location unknown / 9/1/1990M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0187.jpg
buttonbushKeystone Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)NYPMC / 8/1/1989photographer unknown / NYPMC0570.jpg
buttonbushKeystone Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)NYPMC / 8/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0572.jpg
buttonbushKeystone Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)NYPMC / 10/1/1989photographer unknown / NYPMC0573.jpg
perennial 
peaLancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)location unknown / 7/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0222.jpg
perennial 
peaLancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)location unknown / 7/1/1982M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0227.jpg
perennial 
peaLancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)NYPMC / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0575.jpg
perennial 
peaLancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)Big Flats, NY PMC / 8/1/1983M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0224.jpg
perennial 
peaLancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)Big Flats, NY PMC / 7/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0228.jpg
perennial 
peaLancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)NYPMC / 7/1/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0579.jpg
perennial 
peaLancer Lathyrus latifolius (perennial pea)NYPMC / 7/1/1982photographer unknown / NYPMC0580.jpg
flatpeaLathco Lathyrus sylvestris (flatpea)location unknown / 7/1/1979M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0192.jpg
flatpeaLathco Lathyrus sylvestris (flatpea)Big Flats, NY PMC / 7/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0191.jpg
flatpeaLathco Lathyrus sylvestris (flatpea)NYPMC / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0585.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)location unknown / 10/1/1983M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0074.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)location unknown / 9/1/1982M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0179.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)location unknown / 6/1/1985M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0177.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)Big Flats, NY PMC / 10/1/1990M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0178.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)Milesburg, PA / 8/1/1986M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0176.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)location unknown / 6/1/1980M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0175.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)NYPMC / 8/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0567.jpg
big 
bluestemNiagara Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem)location unknown / 9/1/1989M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0207.jpg
redosier 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)location unknown / 12/1/1984M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0216.jpg
redosier 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)location unknown / 9/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0215.jpg
redosier 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)location unknown / 6/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0214.jpg
redosier 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)location unknown / 9/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0212.jpg
redosier 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)location unknown / 6/1/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0088.jpg
redosier 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)location unknown / 9/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0213.jpg
redosier 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (redosier dogwood)NYPMC / 9/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0582.jpg
red twig 
dogwoodRuby Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red twig dogwood)location unknown / 12/1/1984photographer unknown / NYPMC0080.jpg
switchgrassShelter Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)location unknown / 9/1/1989M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0169.jpg
switchgrassShelter Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)NYPMC / 9/1/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0571.jpg
switchgrassShelter Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)location unknown / 9/1/1989M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0209.jpg
switchgrassShelter Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)Milesburg, PA / 8/1/1986photographer unknown / NYPMC0568.jpg
switchgrassShelter Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)location unknown / date unknownM. van der Grinten / NYPMC0168.jpg
switchgrassShelter Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)location unknown / 8/1/1995M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0170.jpg
switchgrassShelter Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)location unknown / 10/1/1989M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0208.jpg
hybrid 
poplarSpike Populus deltoides × P. niga (hybrid poplar)NYPMC / 9/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0569.jpg
hybrid 
poplarSpike Populus deltoides × P. niga (hybrid poplar)location unknown / 9/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0184.jpg
hybrid 
poplarSpike Populus deltoides × P. niga (hybrid poplar)location unknown / 9/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0183.jpg
hybrid 
poplarSpike Populus deltoides × P. niga (hybrid poplar)location unknown / 8/1/1995M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0182.jpg
hybrid 
poplarSpike Populus deltoides × P. niga (hybrid poplar)NYPMC / 9/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0566.jpg
hybrid 
poplarSpike Populus deltoides × P. niga (hybrid poplar)location unknown / 9/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0185.jpg
purpleosier 
willowStreamco Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow)Bath, NY / 8/1/1975photographer unknown / NYPMC0171.jpg
purpleosier 
willowStreamco Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow)NYPMC / 9/1/1991photographer unknown / NYPMC0594.jpg
purpleosier 
willowStreamco Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow)location unknown / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0509.jpg
purpleosier 
willowStreamco Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow)Steuben Co., NY / 10/1/1987photographer unknown / NYPMC0510.jpg
purpleosier 
willowStreamco Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow)location unknown / 9/1/1991M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0172.jpg
purpleosier 
willowStreamco Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow)Bath, NY / 4/1/1975photographer unknown / NYPMC0173.jpg
purpleosier 
willowStreamco Salix purpurea (purpleosier willow)location unknown / 9/1/1976photographer unknown / NYPMC0174.jpg
deertongueTioga Dichanthelium clandestinum (deertongue)NYPMC / 9/1/1987photographer unknown / NYPMC0587.jpg
deertongueTioga Dichanthelium clandestinum (deertongue)location unknown / 4/1/1991M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0197.jpg
deertongueTioga Dichanthelium clandestinum (deertongue)location unknown / 9/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0198.jpg
deertongueTioga Dichanthelium clandestinum (deertongue)Big Flats, NY PMC / 10/1/1987M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0199.jpg
deertongueTioga Dichanthelium clandestinum (deertongue)NYPMC / 8/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0588.jpg
deertongueTioga Dichanthelium clandestinum (deertongue)NYPMC / 9/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0590.jpg

Conservation Practices Using Plant Materials Solutions

Thumbnail PhotoDescriptionLocation/Date TakenCreditsJPEG File
tacking vegetated mat in drainage ditchAcadia National Park, ME / 9/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0728.jpg
no-till seeding with Tye drillNYPMC / 8/1/1996photographer unknown / NYPMC0545.jpg
vegetated mats 1 yr after plantingAcadia National Park, ME / 8/1/1998Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0731.jpg
vegetated mats in drainage ditch 1 yr after plantingAcadia National Park, ME / 8/1/1998Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0729.jpg
perennial ryegrass in silage corn cover crop projectNYPMC / 9/21/1992M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0242.jpg
planting vegetative mats in eroded areasAcadia National Park, ME / 9/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0730.jpg
perennial ryegrass in silage corn cover crop projectNYPMC / 9/21/1992M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0243.jpg
silage corn cover crop projectNYPMC / 5/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC 0244.jpg
silage corn cover crop projectNYPMC / 5/1/1993M. van der Grinten / NYPMC 0245.jpg
rolling up mats in 10 ft sections for transport 3 months after seedingNYPMC / 9/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0727.jpg
potting soil on erosion mats prior to seeding with fine fescueNYPMC / 6/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0725.jpg
erosion control mats 1 month after seedingNYPMC / 6/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0726.jpg
bristly 
locustplants on spoil bankNYPMC / 9/1/1988photographer unknown / NYPMC0562.jpg
cereal 
ryecover croplocation unknown / 11/1/1987M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0201.jpg
cereal 
ryecover cropNYPMC / 11/1/1987photographer unknown / NYPMC0586.jpg
dwarf sand 
cherrywhole plant along riverbankSullivan Co., NY / 7/1/1988M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0189.jpg
big 
bluestemwhole plants in field; effects of prescribed burninglocation unknown / 6/1/1980M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0175.jpg
purpleosier 
willowwhole plants along streambankBath, NY / 8/1/1975photographer unknown / NYPMC0171.jpg
purpleosier 
willowplants along streambanklocation unknown / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0509.jpg
purpleosier 
willowwhole plants along streambankBath, NY / 4/1/1975photographer unknown / NYPMC0173.jpg
purpleosier 
willowplants along streambankSteuben Co., NY / 10/1/1987photographer unknown / NYPMC0510.jpg
purpleosier 
willowwhole plants along streambanklocation unknown / 9/1/1976photographer unknown / NYPMC0174.jpg

Miscellaneous Images

Thumbnail PhotoDescriptionLocation/Date TakenCreditsJPEG File
NYPMC signNYPMC / 8/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0556.jpg
view of PMCNYPMC / 9/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC 0554.jpg
certified seed tagNYPMC / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0546.jpg

Plant Materials Activities

Thumbnail PhotoDescriptionLocation/Date TakenCreditsJPEG File
vineyard cover crop study: clover, red fescue, ryegrassDresden, NY / 8/1/1984photographer unknown / MDPMC0473.jpg
harvesting forbs with 8XP combineNYPMC / 10/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0544.jpg
no-till seeding with Tye drillNYPMC / 8/1/1996photographer unknown / NYPMC0545.jpg
delayed germination study, block 1NYPMC / date unknownphotographer unknown / NYPMC0547.jpg
rolling up mats in 10 ft sections for transport 3 months after seedingNYPMC / 9/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0727.jpg
erosion control mats 1 month after seedingNYPMC / 6/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0726.jpg
Polly in PMC tissue culture labNYPMC / 6/1/1996photographer unknown / NYPMC0574.jpg
potting soil on erosion mats prior to seeding with fine fescueNYPMC / 6/1/1997Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0725.jpg
intermediate 
wheatgrassevaluation blockNYPMC / 6/1/1991photographer unknown / NYPMC0550.jpg
Eastern 
gamagrassF2 plantingNYPMC / 8/1/1990photographer unknown / NYPMC0549.jpg
cereal 
ryecover crop blocks at PMCNYPMC / 10/1/1979photographer unknown / NYPMC0576.jpg
big 
bluestemharvesting big bluestemBig Flats, NY PMC / 10/1/1990M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0178.jpg

Plant Materials Equipment

Thumbnail PhotoDescriptionLocation/Date TakenCreditsJPEG File
harvesting forbs with 8XP combineNYPMC / 10/1/1997photographer unknown / NYPMC0544.jpg
gas hedge trimmer modified for seed harvestNPMC / 11/1/1999Kas Dumroese / NYPMC0733.jpg
seed cleaning equipmentNYPMC / 1/1/1996photographer unknown / NYPMC 0577.jpg
bookplanters in greenhouseNYPMC / 5/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0552.jpg
no-till seeding with Tye drillNYPMC / 8/1/1996photographer unknown / NYPMC0545.jpg
seed cleaning equipmentNYPMC / 9/1/1995photographer unknown / NYPMC 0578.jpg
buttonbushseedlings in bookplanterNYPMC / 5/1/1982photographer unknown / NYPMC0551.jpg
little 
bluestemgas hedge trimmer with little bluestem harvestlocation unknown / 10/1/1999Martin van der Grinten / NYPMC0732.jpg

Plant Materials Facilities

Thumbnail PhotoDescriptionLocation/Date TakenCreditsJPEG File
Big Flats, NY PMC buildingsBig Flats, NY PMC / 10/1/1994M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0218.jpg
lab, greenhouse, seed processing buildingNYPMC / 8/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0555.jpg
PMC greenhouseNYPMC / 7/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC 0553.jpg
bookplanters in greenhouseNYPMC / 5/1/1993photographer unknown / NYPMC0552.jpg
Polly in PMC tissue culture labNYPMC / 6/1/1996photographer unknown / NYPMC0574.jpg
lab, greenhouse, and seed processing facility at Big FlatsBig Flats, NY PMC / 11/1/1992M. van der Grinten / NYPMC0219.jpg


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