Yes, it is amur cork. Thank you for that link. The adaptations these invasives have are impressive. I didn't know that garlic mustard has allelopathic 'powers'. Great. It's overwhelming to think of controlling the spread. Jenny
On Mar 3, 4:00 pm, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > About invasives, the Giant Reed, or Phragmites something-or-other, is taking > over and ruining wetlands of all types, all over. It doesn't seem to matter > whether it's in salt, brakish or fresh water either. It's horrible. I hate > it, and wish it wasn't here. Down in Cape May County a few years ago, someone > was able to kill it and get the native salt-marsh vegetation to come back. I > don't remember how they did it. I gave away my news clipping of how they did > it, and never got it back. > I've seen the Phragmites even in forested wetlands. Horrible. > > I've also seen Purple Loosestrife taking over in some places, but not down > here in South Jersey. > Barry > > --- On Tue, 3/3/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Winter ID #3 > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 12:55 PM > > Jen: > > I think you are referring to Amur corktree, Phellodendron amurense ... by the > description of its ability to grow in concrete I would say it could be an > urban problem. > > Chinese tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima is a very destructive invasive > hardwood tree that is rapidly colonizing unmeasured thousands of acres in the > mid-Atlantic and Appalachian regions of the Eastern US. > > Allelopathy, or the ability to poison the growing environment to the > detriment of your native competitors is one of the features of some of the > most destructive invasive plants. Garlic mustard has such profound > allelopathic properties that it is poised to become the poster plant for site > conversion. > > I would encourage you to add the following website to your > favorites:http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/ > > The information on forest health and invasive plants is current and useful. > > Russ Richardson > > Need a job? Find employment help in your area. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
