[NatureNS] Himalayan Balsam (alien touch-me-not) in Wolfville

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We just ID a large stand of it on either side of the Cape Split rd out here i=
n Scots Bay. Soon after you turn off hwy 358 near the bottom of the first hi=
ll where a stream passes under the road onto the beach. It is the pink varie=
ty.

Ian

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On 2014-09-04, at 15:45, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com> wrote:

> Firs,t thanks all for the info regarding the plant books. I found a new co=
py (1993 print of Newcomb's) from Abe Books!
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> I first noticed in back in August 2012, near the entrance to Graves Island=
 Provincial Park, Chester Basin, Lunenburg County.
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> 2014
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> August
> Found growing along the Rails to Trails trail, Lunenburg County where it c=
rosses East River.
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> September 2nd
> Found growing along Rails to Trails Trail in Lawrencetown, Annapolis Count=
y, just west of the recently replaced rail-road bridge.
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> September 3rd
> Found growing roadside on Hampton Mtn Rd, Lawrencetown, Annapolis County. S=
outh of Valleyview PP.
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> Cheers,
> Ian
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> On 3 September 2014 08:15, M gayle Maclean <dashis9@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Hello Phil and all,
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> In the old growth green belt that backs onto our backyard here in Dartmout=
h (close to Lake Banook) we have, in every previous years, had quite a lot o=
f the tall 'Himilayan Balsam', but this year, I have only seen  just the sma=
ller golden coloured jewelweed which is still very abundant.
> I was told that the Himilayan Balsam, 'Policeman's Helmet' was very invasi=
ve, but it never seemed to get into any of my flower gardens in my backyard.=
 The plants, including in smaller flowered golden jewelweed, seemed to like g=
rowing mostly around the brook that runs down the centre of the green belt t=
hat separates Celtic Avenue & my street, Glenwood Avenue.
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> Gayle MacLean
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> On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 7:16:29 PM, Phil Schappert <philjs@eastlink.=
ca> wrote:
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> At 5:59 PM -0400 9/2/14, Fred Schueler wrote:
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> >You'll see that we use "Pink Jewelweed" as the common name - made up=20
> >by us in Toronto long before we knew of "Himalayan Balsam" or the=20
> >unfortunate British moniker "Policeman's Helmet.'
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> There's a persistent, but controlled, stand of this species at the=20
> beginning of the McIntosh Run Trail here in Spryfield. The native=20
> species is abundant along the trail...
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> Phil
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> Phil Schappert, PhD
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> 902-460-8343 (cell)
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> philschappert.ca
> imaginaturestudio.ca
> imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca
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> "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>We just ID a large stand of it on either side of the Cape Split rd out here in Scots Bay. Soon after you turn off hwy 358 near the bottom of the first hill where a stream passes under the road onto the beach. It is the pink variety.</div><div><br></div><div>Ian<br><br>Sent from my iPod</div><div><br>On 2014-09-04, at 15:45, Ian Manning &lt;ianmanning4@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Firs,t thanks all&nbsp;for the info regarding the plant books. I found a new copy (1993 print of Newcomb's) from Abe Books! </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>I first noticed in back in August 2012, near the entrance to Graves Island Provincial Park, Chester Basin, Lunenburg County.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div><div>2014</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>August </div><div>Found growing along the Rails to Trails trail, Lunenburg County&nbsp;where it crosses East River.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>September 2nd</div><div>Found growing along Rails to Trails Trail in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, just west of the recently replaced rail-road bridge.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div><div>September 3rd</div><div>Found growing roadside on Hampton Mtn Rd, Lawrencetown, Annapolis County. South of Valleyview PP.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Ian</div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 September 2014 08:15, M gayle Maclean <span dir="ltr">&lt;dashis9@yahoo.ca&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span>Hello Phil and all,</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent">
<span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>In the old growth green belt that backs onto our backyard here in Dartmouth (close to Lake Banook) we have, in every previous years, had quite a lot of the&nbsp;tall 'Himilayan Balsam',&nbsp;but this year, I have only seen&nbsp;&nbsp;just the smaller golden coloured jewelweed which is still very abundant.</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent"><span>I was told that the Himilayan Balsam, 'Policeman's Helmet' was very invasive, but it never seemed to get into any of my flower gardens in my backyard. The plants, including in smaller flowered&nbsp;golden jewelweed,&nbsp;seemed to like growing mostly around the brook that runs down the centre of the green belt that separates Celtic Avenue &amp; my street, Glenwood Avenue.</span></div>
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 <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 7:16:29 PM, Phil Schappert &lt;philjs@eastlink.ca&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div>At 5:59 PM -0400 9/2/14, Fred Schueler wrote:<div>
<br clear="none">&gt;You'll see that we use "Pink Jewelweed" as the common name - made up
 <br clear="none">&gt;by us in Toronto long before we knew of "Himalayan Balsam" or the <br clear="none">&gt;unfortunate British moniker "Policeman's Helmet.'</div><br clear="none"><br clear="none">
There's a persistent, but controlled, stand of this species at the <br clear="none">beginning of the McIntosh Run Trail here in Spryfield. The native <br clear="none">species is abundant along the trail...<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">Phil<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Phil Schappert, PhD<br clear="none"><br clear="none">27 Clovis Ave.<br clear="none">Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br clear="none">902-460-8343 (cell)<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">philschappert.ca
imaginaturestudio.ca
imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca<br clear="none"> philschappert.com<br clear="none"><br clear="none">"Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."<br clear="none">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Michael Hedges)<div><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> </div></blockquote></body></html> --Apple-Mail-1846B8BD-47BC-45F9-AB11-90CEEF111066--

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