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["tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>]

Should be able to find both in a decent taxonomy book, maybe even Dirr.  
Autumn olive is what was recommended for windbreak/wildlife/shelterbelts for 
years, and Russian olive I see more in city yards (it usually looks terribly 
sick & unhappy.)

tc


----Original Message Follows----
From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] autumn Olive allelopathy?
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 12:58:33 -0500

I wonder if goumi has the same issue of being invasive.  Ive only been 
growing mine for a couple years & no sign of them spreading at all.  There 
are some pastures here in my area of southwestern WI that have either autumn 
olive or russian olive spreading out of control.  Not sure if I know how to 
identify the difference between the plants.

mIEKAL


On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 12:47 PM, tanis cuff wrote:

> Autumn olive is becoming a troublesome invasive exotic in some places.  
> Yes, the blossoms smell great, and the fruit is useful or at least helpful 
> to wildlife.   But it can take over !
>
> I wonder whether it is truly allelopathic.  It grows fast and forms a thick 
> canopy; I bet it simply robs other plants of water, nutrients, and light.  
> No toxic exudates needed.
>
> tc, s.WI

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