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--Apple-Mail-1--743425764 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Paul, On 23-Jun-12, at 5:27 PM, Paul MacDonald wrote: > Hi All > Yesterday we were walking a trail along the river and we came upon > a Beech Drop plant. Epifagus virginiana. It was only a single stake > yet > bu had a lot of buds on it that might develop into branches. > It was quite a brillant purple. > Because of the disease of beech trees the beech drops are probably > quite rare now. Does this beech disease you mention above relate to the recent article in the Chronicle Herald about a new infestation of beech trees (in particular) by a newly invading European flea beetle, or is there something else? We have a beech in the garden in Halifax and it is heavily affected this year for the first time. You can find the little back beetles about 2 mm long with chunky back legs (femora) under some of the damaged leaves, and they are aptly named -- they do like to jump. Steve, Halifax > This was in an area where there was a healthy stand of beech. > One tree was perhaps 40 cms in diameter and was straight up to 6 - 7 m > until the first branch. Quite an impressive tree. There was some > smaller trees > in the area also. > Not far away was the first flower for this year of Calopogon, > one of Nova Scotias prettiest flowers.Celebrating the start of summer. > Enjoy the season > Paul > > > --Apple-Mail-1--743425764 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Hi Paul,<br><div><div>On 23-Jun-12, at 5:27 PM, Paul MacDonald = wrote:</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"color:#000; = background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, = serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new = york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Hi All</div><div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt; ">Yesterday we were walking a trail along the river and = we came upon </div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', = 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">a Beech Drop plant. = Epifagus virginiana. It was only a single stake yet </div><div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt; ">bu had a lot of buds on it that might develop into = branches.</div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">It was quite a brillant = purple.</div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Because of the disease of beech trees = the beech drops are probably</div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new = roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">quite rare now. = </div></div></blockquote>Does this beech disease you mention above = relate to the recent article in the Chronicle Herald about a new = infestation of beech trees (in particular) by a newly invading European = flea beetle, or is there something else? We have a beech in the = garden in Halifax and it is heavily affected this year for the first = time. You can find the little back beetles about 2 mm long with = chunky back legs (femora) under some of the damaged leaves, and they are = aptly named -- they do like to jump.</div><div>Steve, = Halifax <br><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; = font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt; ">This was in an area where there was a healthy stand = of beech.</div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">One tree was perhaps 40 cms in diameter = and was straight up to 6 - 7 m</div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times = new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">until the first = branch. Quite an impressive tree. There was some smaller trees</div><div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt; ">in the area also.</div><div style=3D"font-family: = 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Not far = away was the first flower for this year of Calopogon, </div><div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt; ">one of Nova Scotias prettiest flowers.Celebrating the = start of summer.</div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new = york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Enjoy the season</div><div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt; ">Paul</div><div style=3D"font-family: 'times new = roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div = style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><font color=3D"#3d5026" face=3D"arial"><span = style=3D"font-size: 22px; line-height: = 28px;"><b><i><br></i></b></span></font></div></blockquote></div><br></body= ></html>= --Apple-Mail-1--743425764--
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