To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Autumn olive, invasive?
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:16:01 -0400
Alan wrote: " Hmmm, central NC- wouldn't be tired old former tobacco
farm soil would it? Maybe old waste sites from coal strip mining?
Fixing N is energy expensive and is only a competitive advantage in poor
soils as I understand it. "
I consider the soil generally poor in the SE Piedmont.
However, on my property, I see the worst invasion in and around my 60
-90 year old mixed hardwood forest. The newly cleared pasture land
(cleared from 60 year old pine forest) where topsoil has been removed
appears less affected. Although this area is bush-hogged regularly so
mature plants would not be present, I do not see as many seedlings
starting as in the forest.