Thanks to the dozens of Eastern forest ecologists who have been keeping their eyes on the mayapples in response to our request. We now have enough seeds for our immediate needs (and we have run down our seed budget), so please don’t send them.
From a biological perspective, we are still interested in your thoughts and observations - the input from across the region has been valuable. Apparently this has been a lousy year for mayapples in SE Ohio, but a respectable year in Connecticut and a really brilliant year in Indiana and southern Michigan. On the other hand fruit production has not been great in North Carolina. Five data points cannot support any sort of concrete conclusion, but it is clear that fruit set varies considerably from place to place. Hmm. Thoughts from the community? Best, Glenn Glenn Matlack Environmental and Plant Biology Porter Hall, Ohio University Athens, Ohio matl...@ohio.edu
