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

I believe the buckthorns ARE worse.  So competative they seem allelopathic, 
they really take over !  And the berries make the birds ill, but the birds 
eat them anyway.  I wish there was some market for the buckthorns, so more 
people would be out cutting them down.

tc


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
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, 07 Oct 2003 10:50:28 -0700

I'd trade it for the Himalaya blackberries we have, any day.   Wish someone
could find a plant that was totally allelopathic to the berries.   I'd plant
it by the acre.



From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 17:47:17 +0000
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] autumn Olive allelopathy?

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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