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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net>]

On 2/2/2012 9:57 PM, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar wrote:
> Is the Eleagnus umbellata (Autumn olive) you are talking about the same
> which we have here in Himalayan mid-hills.  If yes, then we do not have a
> problem like you have this plant.

That is it, at least that is what I have here on my farm.

Its a matter of whether you would have bare ground to become eroded 
barren landscape, devoid of life, vegetation, wildlife and happy 
backhoes, bulldozers, track and skid loaders and groaning dumptrucks 
heading off to the landfill or acres or square miles of valuable plants.
Its much harder to put the ecoscape back than it is to remove it. Think 
permaculture and put these "invasive plants" to use or work around them 
or at worst grind them up and spread the mulch on site to be planted 
with something else.

This societal abberation that condones indiscriminate vegetation removal 
without replacement using machinery or herbicide needs to come to a 
screeching halt.



> There is a chapter on this fruit in Fruitipedia at the following link.
>
> http://fruitipedia.com/ghain-elagnus%20umbellata.htm
>
> Please have a look and then do write me back.
>
> Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
> 186/3 Jail Road
> Mandi HP 175001, India
> 01905-222810; 094181-81323
> www.fruitipedia.com