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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Given the ability of the native R. purshiana to grow and spread here in Oregon, it's very easy to understand   how a related species could be a weed elsewhere.  Birds spread them readily and they are vigorous stump sprouters, so cutting them doesn't kill them.  There is still some use of the bark, Cascara, famous as a laxative.
-Lon Rombough
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On Jul 18, 2008, at 7:21 PM, tanis cuff wrote:


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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