RE: Paulownia, now cattails

That is about what I've seen around here, too, Jim.  There are areas where
the ditches are full of water in spring and late fall and mud the rest of
the time.  That is where I usually see the cattails.  

Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of james singer
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:42 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Paulownia, now cattails

We had a sometime-pond at the farm in California. It collected rain water in
winter, then slowly dried up from late spring to late summer.  
Four things lived there--cattails, catfish, carp, and crawfish. When the
pond reached mud-hole status in mid-August, the catfish, carp, and crawfish
burrowed into the mud to estivate until the winter rains. The cattails died
back around Labor Day--they didn't spread very much in the 10 years we lived
there.

On May 21, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:

> Fascinating!  Do you call this a native or an alien when the American 
> and European types have been joined into one species?  And it is 
> spreading, but not everywhere.  Questions, Questions.
>
> In a message dated 05/21/2006 7:26:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> pulis@mindspring.com writes:
> I found this history of cattails interesting:
> http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/WEtlands/Cattails/
> Cattails.html
>
> I remember the small patch of cattails on the pond near our home when 
> I was a kid- filled with Red-winged Blackbirds and Muskrats. I don't 
> remember seeing them when we'd drive a few hours to my Grandparent's 
> home in Wisconsin. Now, they seem to be all over the place up north, 
> though I don't see them much here in the south.
>
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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