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<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D Any suggestions on native plants. And, can they be planted now?? I know nothing about gardening. :) Gary Murray Tucker Lake Beaverbank NS ----- Original Message ----- From: John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:32:26 -0400 Subject: RE: [NatureNS] The Fuss About Multiflora Roses > Thought from John in Yarmouth: > > Given all the input we have heard, I would encourage following the > precautionary principle and going for native options! > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] > On Behalf Of Gary Murray > Sent: November-25-12 8:03 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] The Fuss About Multiflora Roses > > > Thanks Hans, Paul, David and everyone who weighed in on this disucssion! > > Didn't know anything about it's invasiveness, only knew it was great for > winter birds, and does look good especially in winter as Hans pointed out, > so that made it cool in my books. > > Will have to think on whether or not I want to plant it, as there seems to > be good arguments for and against putting it in. I want to make my yard more > bird friendly, but not have a battle on my hands trying to keep it under > control. Some other plants were mentioned to me, so that may be an option as > well. > > cheers, > > Gary Murray > Tucker Lake > Beaverbank NS > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hans Toom <htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:01:05 -0400 > Subject: [NatureNS] The Fuss About Multiflora Roses > > > The multiflora rose is a beautiful flowering plant that produces hundreds > of splendid petals that last for about three weeks. In my rather coolish > coastal area the plant blooms in mid July. The thousands of berries > appear in mid to late fall and provide food for almost every migrating > and overwintering bird. The red berries are magical when covered by snow > and descended upon by hordes of thrushes and finches of all types. The > mimics, waxwings, sparrows and flycatchers also take their share. > > > > The plant is low maintenance providing you follow some simple rules. > Never use it as a show plant, display plant or foundation planting. Use > it only in areas where humans do not frequent for the thorns are as > vicious as on any plant I've met. Plant it around the boundaries of your > garden or yard where it can grow uninhibited in three directions, to the > back and to the sides. The leaders are amazing, growing 8-12 feet per > year but have a rather nasty overhanging strategy. Where the rose > overhangs onto areas where you don't want it simply cut off the leaders > and throw them back onto the top of the plant. I do this once a year! The > seedlings that sprout into new roses are your opportunity to continue > building your hedge. Simply pull the sprouts out of the ground when they > are 2-3 feet long until you see roots, cut the sprout, and throw them in > a bucket of water. The same procedure applies to root spread plants. Root > starter is not necessary in your bucket of water. Take your sprouts and > using a spike or fork create a hole and drop the sprout into it, tap it > down with your feet and water, then forget. I have about a 90% success > rate at replanting the volunteers. Older plants do not grow much at all > and produce considerably less berries than the younger ones. As well as a > source of food the plant is the best protection against raptors that > songbirds can have. I've seen songbirds huddled in the middle of the rose > with the raptor sitting nearby frustrated, knowing that a plunge into the > rose provides not a reward of bird flesh but numerous thorn stabs. > Sometimes the raptors get so tangled I've almost had to rescue them, but > not yet. > > > > The plant was introduced from Asia to act as a natural animal barrier > which it does well enough but as has been pointed out by others it does > spread. It's banned from some American states as a noxious plant. > > > > It's easy to get your supply of cuttings. Take a heavy pair of gloves, > good shears and a bucket of water and visit locations where this plant > grows in abundance. Pull out leaders, cut them off at the first sign of > roots, throw in your bucket of water and replant along the edges of your > property where people do not frequent. I don't recommend this plant if > you have dogs or children running about. > > > > If one follows these simple guidelines the plant is a wonderful > introduction to your garden, providing birds food and protection and the > home owner the pleasure of unbelievable blooms. Gray Catbirds nest in > this plant as do Baltimore Orioles, further south of course. > > > > Hans > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > _____________________________ > > Hans Toom > > Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada > > http://www.hanstoom.com/ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2634.1.1/5417 - Release Date: 11/24/12 > 15:34:00 > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2634.1.1/5418 - Release Date: 11/25/12 03:45:00 > >
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