Subject: Re: Russian Olives for birds
From: cangemi@ulster.net (Steven Cangemi)
Organization: Newsguy News Service [http://www.newsguy.com]
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 98 19:31:21
Message-ID: <MOD$980714.10948@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$980624.13287@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$980626.16426@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$980626.2767@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$980626.14369@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$980630.26433@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$980710.19662@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



In article <MOD$980710.19662@rec.gardens.ecosystems>, "gypsy says...
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>In article <MOD$980630.26433@rec.gardens.ecosystems>, "Nick LaRocca"
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>>When the soil was still open, we did encounter a lot of Eleagnus seedlings,
>>but now hardly any. Multiflora rose is a continuing pest, though.
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>>Also on the pest list is Morrow honeysuckle, another recommended
>>"conservation" shrub from the old days. OTOH, our variety of L. tartarica
>>has never produced a seedling. It must be a sterile selection.
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>i have a HUGE Lonicera morrowii and it's NEVER produced seedlings
>either...but i'd say that's because the birdies line up to eat the
>berries!!!

Then how do you know it doesn't produce seedlings?

Here in eastern New York, though Rosa Multoflora is everywhere, I
find the Lonicera to be more pestilent. It is more shade tolerant, so
it ventures further into woodlands. It is also a very unsatisfactory
plant. The flowers are neither pretty nor fragrant. The berries also
lack ornamental value, and are available in summer when there are
many other food sources. Worst of all, it is a horrible shrub.
It is short lived, leaving roadsides full of half-dead witches
brooms. It's the bane of my existence.

With all the disturbed soil in the north country from the disastrous
ice storms this winter, I wonder how much these pest species will
encroach.

Steven in the Mid-Hudson Valley