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  • From: tanis cuff <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] birds & cherries, & buckthorns
  • Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:21:49 +0000


Seabuckthorn I don't think is closely related to the 2 Rhamnus species of
buckthorn which take over the sWI woods. Anyone?

What is your location, that you don't have Rhamnus weeds?


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> Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:20:46 -0700
> From: swim_at_svc
> To: nafex
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] birds & cherries, & buckthorns
>
> http://www.itmonline.org/arts/seabuckthorn.htm
>
> has a good summary of this plant. I grow cultivated varieties that produce
> better fruit than shown in the pictures. NAFEX has an interest group that
> includes this plant, headed by Mr. Black, I believe.
>
>
>

> --- On Fri, 7/18/08, tanis cuff wrote:
> From: tanis cuff
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] birds & cherries, & buckthorns
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers"
> Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 7:25 PM
>
> Sorry. I missed your location. I'm in sWI and see honeysuckle & 2
> species of invasive-exotic buckthorn on light soil in dry woods & degraded
> prairie & old-field sites. What is the edible buckthorn you grow?
>
> About robins, I have to wonder if they aren't seeking moisture. I never
> see them at the bird-baths, but then I don't watch all day. I wonder if
> when they can't get enough juicey earthworms, cutworms, grubs, etc., then
> they must feed on juicey berries. Any bird watchers on the list who know
> about
> this?
>
>
>
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