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Hi Randy & All, Aug 30, 2013
We have been here before but I must object to your "horrible patches =
of Japanese Knotweed".
Adjectives such as horrible and even invasive are I think offensive =
because they reflect and result in prejudice. Most if not all so called =
invasive plants are merely taking advantage of an opportunity created by =
habitat distubance/degradation. They are the scabs over the wound =
generated, directly or indirectly, by human activities.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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From: Randy Lauff=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] "Wild Cucumber"
I was just on a tour of the Antigonish Landing last week, where a grad =
student from the Ag Campus of Dal showed us the horrible patches of =
Japanese Knotweed. Cascading over some of it and other local vegetation =
was wild cucumber, which he said was native. I think I've heard the same =
before...I'm not within arm's reach of Zinck (the book, not the person), =
or I'd check.
Randy
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
On 28 August 2013 14:37, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
At the moment there seems to be a huge amount of Wild Cucumber (I =
don't know any other name for it) festooned all over trees and shrubs in =
my yard and elsewhere in the Valley. Along parts of the 101, the road =
edges are almost white with it. Can anyone tell me its status in NS - =
e.g. is it a noxious weed, is it introduced, does it have any beneficial =
effects for other plants , animals or people, and any other interesting =
information?
Thanks,
Richard
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Richard Stern,=20
Port Williams, NS, Canada
sternrichard@gmail.com
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<DIV>Hi Randy & All, =
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<DIV> We have been here before but I must object to =
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Adjectives such as horrible and even invasive =
are I=20
think offensive because they reflect and result in prejudice. Most if =
not all so=20
called invasive plants are merely taking advantage of an =
opportunity=20
created by habitat distubance/degradation. They are the scabs =
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the wound generated, directly or indirectly, by human =
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<DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
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Cucumber"</DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr>I was just on a tour of the Antigonish Landing last =
week, where a=20
grad student from the Ag Campus of Dal showed us the horrible patches =
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vegetation was=20
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before...I'm not within arm's reach of Zinck (the book, not the =
person), or=20
I'd check.
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<DIV>Randy<BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Randy</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>_________________________________<BR>RF Lauff<BR>Way in the =
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trees and=20
shrubs in my yard and elsewhere in the Valley. Along parts of the =
101, the=20
road edges are almost white with it. Can anyone tell me its status =
in NS -=20
e.g. is it a noxious weed, is it introduced, does it have any =
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