permaculture

["Treesa Jane Rogerson" <treesa@joimail.com>]

if it is Jap Knotweed, wow it is invasive, at least on the east coast in the
northeast.  Takin over...

Ploygonum


Treesa Rogerson, M.A.

Lands Alive : Ecology By Design

treemail@yahoo.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <ahenne@uga.edu>
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Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Plant id...


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> ---------Included Message----------
> >Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 22:39:18 -0700
> >From: "BK" <lildragon@saber.net>
> >Reply-To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >To: "permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >Subject: [permaculture] Plant id...
> >
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >A neighbor has this interesting plant which I hear is edible. I believe
> it
> >originates from Asia, and seems to do quite well in my SF Bay Area
> climate.
> >If anyone can id it, and has any info on its ediblity that'd be great.
> >The URLs are:
> >http://www.saber.net/~lildragon/unnamedplant1.jpg
> >http://www.saber.net/~lildragon/unnamedplant2.jpg
>
> Well, I'm no expert, but it looks like Japanese knotweed to me.  Shoots
> and young leaves are apparently edible, steamed like asparagus.  It also
> grows extremely fast and sets up a root system that can crack concrete,
> so be careful to keep it contained.  Of course, I could be completely
> wrong....
> adam
>
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