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  • From: dwoodard@becon.org
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Acidic Oak Leaves?
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:27:38 -0400 (EDT)

>From dim memories of reading, I think that spruce needles are much richer
in minerals than pine needles and do not have a bad effect on soil. There
may be a discussion in a book on world vegetaion and soils by S. R. Eyre
(2nd edition preferred) which is fairly readily available in larger
libraries.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


> What about spruce needles? Most of the discussion has surrounded pine
> needles, and now oak leaves. I agree that most decaying matter has little
> impact on soil pH. But I have copious quantities of moss growing around my
> spruce trees - even where the soil is so dry, cracks form (ie, minimal
> moisture accumulation). Is the moss growth more a reflection of my high
> clay
> content?
>






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