<<Shrug>> True you don't see these much in the woods. I just assumed others were familiar with gardening. These are two worst to get rid of. They both have extensive root systems and are near impossible to pull it all out. You think you got enough but they always sprout up again.
On Aug 10, 2009, at 10:48 PM, Barry Caselli wrote: > Fortunately I've never seen dandelion in the wild. It's in our yard > and other yards and such, but that's all. > Come to think of it, I don't remember seeing any this year at all, > at least not in OUR yard. As for garlic mustard, that's something I > never heard of, except in this group. > > --- On Mon, 8/10/09, Randy Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Randy Brown <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Invasive plants and trees > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 7:29 PM > > > dandelion and thistle's anyone? > > I did have some luck knocking back garlic mustard at a local > metropark. I pulled it out for three years and has > almost vanished in certain areas. Not sure I was the only on doing it > though. > > On Aug 10, 2009, at 7:54 AM, pabigtrees wrote: > > > > > Ed, Jenny,Barry > > > > Cornell was doing some testing a few years ago in search of the > native > > Phragmite. I don't know if it is still going on. I think when some > > of the aggressive non native plants are introduced, and they have a > > cousin of the same genus, they hybridize to the point that there are > > very few of either pure stock left. Bittersweet, mulberry, and > > Phragmite would be examples. > > > > Barry > > > > multiflora rose is asian and there are native and non native > > bittersweets. > > > > After fighting invasives for seven years, I have concluded that it > is > > a waste of resources attempting to erradicate these species. I have > > weed wrenched, pulled dabbed with chemical, and sprayed. They > always > > come back. Some never die all the way (Japanese knotweed) Others > have > > such an extensive seed bed that you have to keep at it for several > > years. Some plants have been introduced since the early 1700's so I > > don't think we will exterminate them any time soon. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
