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Article: Roadside tree, shrub, and groundcover planting guidelines.(North Carolina)
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- Public Works
- Article date:
- May 1, 1999
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North Carolina's state highway system is known for its beautiful roadside vegetation, including extensive wildflower plantings. The plantings are designed for practical purposes as well; grasses and legume covers provide erosion control, and trees and shrubs reduce mowing requirements.
The state infrastructure system is maintained not only by the Department of Transportation (DOT); municipalities, civic organizations, and individuals regularly request permission to plant trees, shrubs, vines, and flowers within highway rights-of-way. To protect the roads and maintain a consistently high level of safety, utility, economy, and beauty, the state has developed the ...