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Dear All,
It is an ill wind that blows no good. Somehow some Plantago major=20
plants,which have not been walked on, have unusually vigorous fruiting=20
spikes this year. The flower bearing length of the largest spike noticed=20
exceeds 17 inches and will likely exceed 20" by the time seeds are=20
mature.
The two White Ash trees, likely planted when the house was built in=20
1942, are unthrifty this year for the first time in 51 years of living=20
here. Early on many young leaves were reduced to veins by some leaf=20
feeding insect (appreciated by birds) and this has been followed by=20
death of the affected new shoots. Ash trees elsewhere seem healthy so=20
these trees may be approaching a terminal age for this site.
Atrichum undulatium was once common on a bank beside the driveway.=20
After I stopped mowing this steep bank it was smothered out and not seen=20
for 25+ years when I noticed a small stand last year near the SE corner=20
of the house. Tough luck; that got creamed this year when a nearby=20
section of plugged weeping tile was dug up and renewed.
If you had seen the mess generated by this operation you would=20
understand why it is called weeping tile.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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<body>Dear All,<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 It is an ill wind that blows no good. Som=
ehow some=C2=A0<i>Plantago major plants</i>,which have not been walked on,=
have unusually vigorous fruiting spikes this year. The flower bearing lengt=
h of the largest spike noticed exceeds 17 inches and will likely exceed 20" =
by the time seeds are mature.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 The two White Ash tr=
ees, likely planted when the house was built in 1942, are unthrifty this ye=
ar for the first time in 51 years of living here. Early on many young leave=
s were reduced to veins by some leaf feeding insect (appreciated by birds)=
and this has been followed by death of the affected new shoots. Ash trees e=
lsewhere seem healthy so these trees may be approaching a terminal age for=
this site.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 <i>Atrichum undulatium</i> was once comm=
on on a bank beside the driveway. After I stopped mowing this steep bank it =
was smothered out and not seen for 25+ years when I noticed a small stand=
last year near the SE corner of the house. =C2=A0Tough luck; that got cream=
ed this year when a nearby section of plugged weeping tile was dug up and r=
enewed.</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 If you had seen the mess generated by this=
operation you would understand why it is called weeping tile.</div><div>Yt, =
DW, Kentville</div></body></html>
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