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Subject: Re: native trees
From: Tyler Hopper <thopper@postoffice.swbell.net>
Organization: Hekimian Laboratories
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 00 16:37:45
Message-ID: <MOD$000728.9679@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$000722.15017@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



Bill Robinson wrote:
>
> I'm trying to write an article on the native trees
> of the southern slope of the San Gabriel Mountains.
> I had the foolish idea that the various local authorities
> could simply give me a list of the various trees that
> are considered native to that area and I would take
> it from there.
>
> It turns out that different authorities seem to have
> different views as to which trees are native or use
> different references. Is this a common thing?
>
> Bill

Apparently it is common. Some people seem to feel that "adapted a long time ago"
= native. I found the same thing as you in looking for "native S. Texas" plants.
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Tyler Hopper