To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Biodiversity
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:26:55 -0600
Is there any fruit & nut explorers here that are growing purely native
species in their plantings? That sounds like a wonderful idea. I know
Jack Knight in Waukon IA has been planting thousands of persimmon, paw
paw, & peach seeds directly. He's trying to establish a
self-regenerative wild system. Last time I talked to him, I heard alot
about how many he's killed compared to what's established after 20
years, but I seem to remember that fruit & nut production was pretty
spotty.
mIEKAL
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 09:40 AM, Joe Hecksel wrote:
Hello all:
I add my observations with some trepidation. Native vs. Non-native has
an emotion quotient right up there with religion and organic vs.
chemical.