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At 5:02 AM -0700 9/19/13, Paul MacDonald wrote:
>At one point we came upon a beech tree. It was growing in a bank
>by the water and the other trees had crowded it out over the water.
>Wasn't a majestic beech maybe 15 cms in the stump but was loaded
>with beechnuts. Every spur on ever branch had one. They are not just
>ripe yet so we didn't get to taste them. A long time since I saw a
>tree so loaded.
>They taste good when ripe but a little tedious to shell.
Paul,
That would be a good spot to revisit around the end of May/beginning
of June next year. The Early Hairstreak has yet to be tallied and
next year will be the final year of the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas
project. The caterpillars of this spectacular Hairstreak feed on the
beechnuts. Anyone who knows of locations where beech trees have
fruited this year should revisit the locations next Spring (and if
they can't, then please let John Klymko, Jim Edsall or me (!) know
the location so we can try to find this species in the final year)...
Phil
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