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[Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>]

There is little likelihood that proximity to nitrogen-fixing shrubs will 
increase fireblight susceptibility or decrease winter-hardiness.  Nitrogen 
fixed by the bacterial/shrub partnership is mostly used by the host plant 
(until it dies and breaks down).  Even then, the nitrogen is released slowly- 
not at all like synthetic fertilizers.

If you were planting in a plot that followed plowed-under annual legumes, you 
might have something to worry about, but I doubt that you'll have any 
increased problems from partnering with N-fixing shrubs.

Anton


-----Original Message-----
>From: Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>
>Sent: Jan 2, 2012 12:35 AM
>To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [nafex ibiblio list] Nitrogen-fixing shrubs: risk for fire-bligh in 
>pear & questions re: suckering
>
>
>
>Group:
>I was planning on planting some nitrogen-fixing shrubs (sea-buck thorn; 
>goumi; buffaloberry) about 15 to 20' away from of an Asian pear - then, I 
>realized that excess nitrogen in the soil will encourage fire-blight, 
>unfortunately.
>1. Does it sound safe to say that the goumi (Elaeagnus multiflora) is the 
>least likely to have roots that would extend far from the plant?  I assume 
>that it doesn't spread via rhizome, that it only suckers around its base?
>2. If I plant sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) and buffaloberry 
>(Shepherdia argentea) next to my lawn, will suckers extending from the plant 
>that typically form new (yet clonal) plants at a distance from the original 
>if I put that rubber/plastic weed barrier strip around the plant.  
>
>
>Thanks,
>Steve
>
>
> 
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