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158137854 =0A#yiv5158137854 p.yiv51581 --047d7b2e745c81001f04e13f8b0f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please note LadySlippers ARE endangered. And if you look at the others on the list you will see the primary cause is invariably habitat degradation. Regardless - best to enjoy nature in situ, and leave them alone. http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/biodiversity/species-list.asp On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Rob Woods <rrtwoods@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks Donna, Carl and other for your advise. > > Once this flowering season is finished, I think the plan will be to > transplant a large soil patch (3 foot diameter) and move it to a spot abo= ut > 2 feet from another lady slipper. Spot is about 30 feet from its existing > home so soil, shade, moisture and all other conditions should be as simil= ar > as possible. Unfortunately its current location is to easily walked and > driven on and I would not want to encourage more in the same spot. > > Rob > > To free oneself of knowledge is to die, and thus one lives. - Krishnamurt= i > ------------------------------ > *From:* Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:10:00 PM > *Subject:* RE: [NatureNS] ladyslipper transplant > > Hello Rob: A number of years ago I transplanted both pink and yellow lad= y > slippers. The yellow lady slippers were from a clearcut. (I knew they > were there before the cutting, and I feared that they may not survive in > the hot open clearcut, so I transplanted a small number of them.) The pi= nk > lady slippers were rescued from an area that was about to be resurfaced f= or > a new trail through Kouchibouguac National Park. The Park decided that i= t > was ecologically appropriate to do the rescues, and so a native garden wa= s > begun using these and other salvaged plants. It was a wonderful project. > > Both lady slipper species survived nicely for the first couple of > seasons. Then the pink ones slowly became shorter on the stock. The lat= e > Dr Sam VanderKloet suggested that I add pine needles to the soil around t= he > pink lady slippers. I had taken a large amount of soil around the origin= al > location of the plants, and I am certain that this helps. However, the > tricky symbiosis and other complex underground networks- no one fully > understands why they don=92t generally survive. I haven=92t been back t= o see > whether these plants survived, but I think not. If your pink lady slippe= rs > are facing imminent death because of their current location, it=92s an > interesting experiment to transplant them. Don=92t expect enduring succe= ss. > Perhaps planting near other lady slippers will be the key to success; > maintaining the soil symbiosis. Partial shade helps. > > On a positive note, the yellow lady slippers bloomed year after year! > They were beautiful, and their presence in the garden proved very > educational for many folks. I used to treat the soil for this species wi= th > a little lime. I am sure the orchid specialists can shed some more light > on this topic. > > Donna > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto: > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Rob Woods > *Sent:* June-11-13 8:24 AM > *To:* Nature Nova Scotia > *Subject:* [NatureNS] ladyslipper transplant > > On my main walking path between the House and the lake, I have a Lady > Slipper in full bloom. It was unknown before this year because it has bee= n > so wet the path has not been mowed. To continue the survive ability of th= e > plant I would like to transplant it near another lady slipper once it has > finished blooming ( I many locations thankfully) . How deep and what spre= ad > are a ladyslippers roots so I can take the large area without disturbing > the plant. > > Rob > > > To free oneself of knowledge is to die, and thus one lives. - Krishnamurt= i > > > --047d7b2e745c81001f04e13f8b0f Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Please note LadySlippers ARE endangered. =A0And if you loo= k at the others on the list you will see the primary cause is invariably ha= bitat degradation. =A0Regardless - best to enjoy nature in situ, and leave = them alone.<div> <br></div><div><a href=3D"http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/biodiversity/s= pecies-list.asp">http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/biodiversity/species-li= st.asp</a><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br= > <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Rob Woods <span= dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rrtwoods@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">rr= twoods@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,time= s,serif"><div><span>Thanks Donna, Carl and other for your advise.</span></d= iv><div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transpar= ent;font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif"> <span><br></span></div><div style=3D"font-style:normal;font-size:16px;backg= round-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman','new york= ',times,serif"><span>Once this flowering season is finished, I think th= e plan will be to transplant a large soil patch (3 foot diameter) and move = it to a spot about 2 feet from another lady slipper. Spot is about 30 feet = from its existing home so soil, shade, moisture and all other conditions sh= ould be as similar as possible. Unfortunately its current location is to ea= sily walked and driven on and I would not want to encourage more in the same spot.</span></div><div class=3D"im"><div style=3D"font-style:normal;f= ont-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:'times new roman= ','new york',times,serif"><span><br></span></div><div style=3D"= font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:&= #39;times new roman','new york',times,serif"> <span>Rob</span></div><div></div><div>=A0</div><div>To free oneself of know= ledge is to die, and thus one lives. - Krishnamurti<br></div> </div><div s= tyle=3D"font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,