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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; --Apple-Mail-994BFF37-F8A1-4B9C-8EC0-65BF6943B69F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 That's interesting. I wondered where it originated as ai had not seen it el= sewhere in town. When I began reading up on the vine, I soon discovered tha= t it is considered to be an invasive soecies in many U.S. states. Hopefully= that colony will stay confined to its current location. bev Sent from my iPad On 2013-08-29, at 12:40 PM, <fsalsman@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > The plot of land in question on highway 8 just south of the junction with h= ighway 201 is part of a larger property including a now-vacant house.=20 > =20 > The past owner, now deceased, was a nurseryman who had a greenhouse on-sit= e and propagated many species of trees and shrubs. The wisteria was planted= intentionally but has definitely spread without anybody in residence tendin= g to the property. The planting of the wisteria would have pre-dated the An= napolis Royal Historic Gardens by decades. > =20 > Wisteria grows well in this area of Annapolis County and produces robust f= lowers as well as viable seeds. > =20 > Faye Salsman > =20 > From: Dave&Jane Schlosberg > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 11:17 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wisteria sinensis in Annapolis Royal > =20 > When I was in Annapolis Royal (quite a few years ago) and visited the big g= arden there, I noticed lots of wisteria; so it would not be surprising if it= escaped. Here in Dartmouth, my neighbor has wisteria. It is humongous and= blooms profusely. > By the way, I have a trumpet vine that also blooms. A few years ago, I he= ard Marjorie Williston say that it wouldn=E2=80=99t bloom in our climate. I= think our warmer temps. have tipped the balance for these two vines; plus t= here may be more hardy varieties on the market. > By the way, trumpet vine has the same type of compound leaves as wisteria=E2= =80=94but not the =E2=80=9Cbeans=E2=80=9D. > Jane > =20 > From: Paul MacDonald > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:44 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wisteria sinensis in Annapolis Royal > =20 > Hi Bev > Wisteria sinensis has been available as a garden vine > for a lot of years. Roscoe Filmore says in his book it > is perfectly wood hardy but the did not tend to flower. He attributed > that to the flower buds not been winter hardy here but on the internet > I read that it will not flower if fertility is high so perhaps that was wh= y > Roscoe's didn't flower but those in Annapolis Royal were growing where > nutrients were at a premium. > A nursery in Ontario will deliver plants to the door and have a number of d= ifferent > cultivars of different colors available. The leaves and vines have > a reputation of being poisonous so all in all its perhaps not so popular. > The Tussock moth is still in its cocoon - will let you know when it hatche= s. > Enjoy the summer > Paul > =20 > =20 > From: bev wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:52:25 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Wisteria sinensis in Annapolis Royal >=20 > All, >=20 > Earlier this week, while driving along St. George Street, Annapolis Royal,= on the section that lies between the intersections with Rte 201 and Cape Ro= ad, I noticed foliage that seemed unfamiliar. Today, we stopped at the road= side to take a better look. The vegetation turned out to be a huge mass of w= oody vines growing pretty much rampant on what appears to be a large vacant l= ot on the west side of the street. The plot of vines is extremely vigorous a= nd jungle-like and looks to be aggressively growing over everything in its p= ath. I intend to return to take more photos and also estimate just how larg= e an area is occupied by the vines. =20 > Larry broke off a section of vine and one of the big seed pods which has a= velvety texture. Here is a photo which Larry took of the leaves and a pod s= itting on a standard letter size piece of paper. > http://magickcanoe.com/2013/wist-1.jpg > Once home, Larry looked online and is of the opinion that it is probably W= isteria sinensis. Is anyone familiar with this plant and can you confirm th= e ID? We checked range maps and it looks as though it is a serious invasive= in many U.S. states, but we couldn't find much in the way of references for= Canada. Does anyone know if this species has become a nuisance anywhere el= se in Nova Scotia? Also, we came across a website for the Invasive Species A= lliance of Nova Scotia. There is a button saying "Report an Invasive Specie= s", but it goes to a "Not Found" page, so isn't of much use. You can visit= this page to see for yourself. =20 > http://www.invasivespeciesns.ca/ > Does anyone know who is keeping track of invasive species here in Nova Sco= tia? If this is the first escape of this species, this would be a good time= to stamp on it has a chance to spread further. =20 >=20 > bev wigney > Round Hill, NS (in summer) >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-994BFF37-F8A1-4B9C-8EC0-65BF6943B69F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>That's interesting. = I wondered where it originated as ai had not seen it elsewhere in town. &nbs= p;When I began reading up on the vine, I soon discovered that it is consider= ed to be an invasive soecies in many U.S. states. Hopefully that colon= y will stay confined to its current location.</div><div><br></div><div>bev<b= r><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 2013-08-29, at 12:40 PM, <<a hre= f=3D"mailto:fsalsman@ns.sympatico.ca">fsalsman@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote= :<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <div>The plot of land in question on highway 8 just south of the junction wi= th=20 highway 201 is part of a larger property including a now-vacant house. = =20 </div> <div> </div> <div>The past owner, now deceased, was a nurseryman who had a greenhouse on-= site=20 and propagated many species of trees and shrubs. The wisteria was plan= ted=20 intentionally but has definitely spread without anybody in residence tending= to=20 the property. The planting of the wisteria would have pre-dated the=20= Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens by decades.</div> <div> </div> <div>Wisteria grows well in this area of Annapolis County and produces robus= t=20 flowers as well as viable seeds.</div> <div> </div> <div>Faye Salsman</div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal;= COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: inline"= > <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <div><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Calibri"></font> </div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <div style=3D"font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"dschlosb-g@ns.symp= atico.ca" href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">Dave&Jane Schlosber= g</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 29, 2013 11:17 AM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens= @chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Wisteria sinensis in Annapolis=20 Royal</div></div></div> <div> </div></div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal;= COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: inline"= > <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <div>When I was in Annapolis Royal (quite a few years ago) and visited the b= ig=20 garden there, I noticed lots of wisteria; so it would not be surprising if i= t=20 escaped. Here in Dartmouth, my neighbor has wisteria. It is=20 humongous and blooms profusely.</div> <div>By the way, I have a trumpet vine that also blooms. A few years a= go,=20 I heard Marjorie Williston say that it wouldn=E2=80=99t bloom in our climate= . I=20 think our warmer temps. have tipped the balance for these two vines; plus th= ere=20 may be more hardy varieties on the market.</div> <div>By the way, trumpet vine has the same type of compound leaves as=20 wisteria=E2=80=94but not the =E2=80=9Cbeans=E2=80=9D.</div> <div>Jane</div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal;= COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: inline"= > <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <div> </div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <div style=3D"font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title=3D"paulrita2001@yahoo= .com" href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">Paul MacDonald</a> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 29, 2013 9:44 AM</div> <div><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens= @chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Wisteria sinensis in Annapolis=20 Royal</div></div></div> <div> </div></div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal;= COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: inline"= > <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; CO= LOR: #000; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"> <div id=3D"yiv6036198618"> <div> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; CO= LOR: rgb(0,0,0); BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"> <div id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_49"><span id=3D"yiv603619= 8618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_55">Hi Bev</span></div> <div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_59">Wisteria sinens= is has=20 been available as a garden vine</span></div> <div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_61">for a lot of ye= ars.=20 Roscoe Filmore says in his book it</span></div> <div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_63">is perfectly wo= od hardy=20 but the did not tend to flower. He attributed</span></div> <div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_65">that to the flo= wer buds=20 not been winter hardy here but on the internet</span></div> <div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_67">I read that it w= ill not=20 flower if fertility is high so perhaps that was why </span></div> <div><span>Roscoe's didn't flower but those in Annapolis Royal were growing=20= where</span></div> <div><span>nutrients were at a premium.</span></div> <div><span>A nursery in Ontario will deliver plants to the door and have a=20= number of different</span></div> <div><span>cultivars of different colors available. The leaves and vines=20 have</span></div> <div><span>a reputation of being poisonous so all in all its perhaps not so=20= popular.</span></div> <div><span>The Tussock moth is still in its cocoon - will let you know when i= t=20 hatches.</span></div> <div><span>Enjoy the summer</span></div> <div><span>Paul</span></div> <div><span></span> </div> <div> </div> <div id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_52" class=3D"yiv603619861= 8ms__id966" style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-se= rif"> <div class=3D"yiv6036198618ms__id968" style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY:= times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"yiv6036198618hr yiv6036198618yui-non yiv6036198618yui-skip" st= yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; HEIGHT: 0px; B= ORDER-RIGHT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(204,204,204) 1px= solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 5p= x 0px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; PADDING-RIGH= T: 0px"></div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><b><span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT:= bold">From:</span></b> bev wigney=20 <bkwigney@gmail.com><br><b><= span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b>=20 naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br><= b><span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b>=20 Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:52:25 PM<br><b><span style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold= ">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Wisteria sinensis in=20 Annapolis Royal<br></font></div> <div class=3D"yiv6036198618y_msg_container"><br>All,<br><br>Earlier this wee= k, while=20 driving along St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, on the section that lies=20= between the intersections with Rte 201 and Cape Road, I noticed foliage that= =20 seemed unfamiliar. Today, we stopped at the roadside to take a better=20= look. The vegetation turned out to be a huge mass of woody vines growi= ng=20 pretty much rampant on what appears to be a large vacant lot on the west sid= e of=20 the street. The plot of vines is extremely vigorous and jungle-like and look= s to=20 be aggressively growing over everything in its path. I intend to retur= n to=20 take more photos and also estimate just how large an area is occupied by the= =20 vines. <br>Larry broke off a section of vine and one of the big seed p= ods=20 which has a velvety texture. Here is a photo which Larry took of the=20= leaves and a pod sitting on a standard letter size piece of paper.<br><a hre= f=3D"http://magickcanoe.com/2013/wist-1.jpg" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_bla= nk">http://magickcanoe.com/2013/wist-1.jpg</a><br>Once home, Larry=20 looked online and is of the opinion that it is probably Wisteria sinensis.&n= bsp;=20 Is anyone familiar with this plant and can you confirm the ID? We chec= ked=20 range maps and it looks as though it is a serious invasive in many U.S. stat= es,=20 but we couldn't find much in the way of references for Canada. Does an= yone=20 know if this species has become a nuisance anywhere else in Nova Scotia?&nbs= p;=20 Also, we came across a website for the Invasive Species Alliance of Nova=20 Scotia. There is a button saying "Report an Invasive Species", but it g= oes=20 to a "Not Found" page, so isn't of much use. You can visit this page t= o=20 see for yourself. <br><a href=3D"http://www.invasivespeciesns.ca/" rel= =3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">http://www.invasivespeciesns.ca/</a><br>Does= anyone=20 know who is keeping track of invasive species here in Nova Scotia? If t= his=20 is the first escape of this species, this would be a good time to stamp on i= t=20 has a chance to spread further. <br><br>bev wigney<br>Round Hill, NS (= in=20 summer)<br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></d= iv></div></div></div> </div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-994BFF37-F8A1-4B9C-8EC0-65BF6943B69F--
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