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[Adrienne Juergens <adrienne.marissa@gmail.com>]

Hi Norris,
I thought it might be worthwhile mentioning that Autumn Olive is a
very invasive species and can take over an area fairly quickly (since
the birds love to poop out the seeds), and eventually crowds out
native plants.  I don't know the plans you have for it, but I've tried
without much luck in chopping it back as it comes back quite
vigorously.  If you want to check out native alternatives, there is a
great website called: www.wildflower.org

These are some native alternatives to Autumn Olive from that webstie:
Baccharis halimifolia (eastern baccharis)
Baccharis neglecta (Rooseveltweed)
Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam)
Hamamelis virginiana (American witchhazel)
Morella cerifera (wax myrtle)
Shepherdia canadensis (russet buffaloberry)
Styrax americanus (American snowbell)
 I don't know if they would work for cross-pollinations with your
other Elaeagnus, but maybe it's something to consider.
But that site, www.wildflower.org  is a GREAT resource for info on
native plants, their requirements, their uses, ability to attract
wildlife/birds, etc.
I hope that helps,
Adrienne Juergens

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Norris Thomlinson<norristh@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know whether a seedling of a self-fertilized plant will
> generate a plant genetically different enough to give the benefits of
> cross-pollination?
>
> Specifically, I have a mature "Sweet Scarlet" goumi (Elaeagnus
> multiflora) which is very well self-fertile, but is supposed to do
> better with a partner for pollination.  I started three seedlings from
> saved seed, with surprisingly low germination rate compared to the
> Autumn Olives I started--are the self-pollinated seeds less viable?
>
> If I plant one of the seedlings, will it improve the fruit-set of the
> original mother plant?
>
> Thanks for any information anyone can share!
>
> Norris Thomlinson
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