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  • From: Miekal And <dtv@mwt.net>
  • To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Ovine sylviculture (sheep eating trees)
  • Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 19:00:00 +0100

Mark Ludwig wrote:



> On the topic of thornless honeylocust, I'm a little dubious as to weather
> their truly thornless under grazing conditions. I've herd that the thorns
> develop in response to browsing, not as a generalized condition. Anyone put
> those things to the test.

My feeling about honey locust is that the pods are of much more
nutritive value, why not get these going for 5-8 years & then set it up
so the sheep will graze the pods in the fall.

Also when I think of grazing I think of what is prolific & vigorous & I
wonder how the hated giant polygonum would do. We know that the goats
go for those shoots right away, & of course it kinds takes care of its
own propagation, now doesnt it?

without knowing alot about this, I wonder if the more diversity you can
offer the sheep, the more they will move around & habitats would have
chances to really get stablized in a perennial grazing system.

miekal


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