Re: A mystery...
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  • Subject: Re: A mystery...
  • From: &* <d*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 16:38:05 -0400
Cathy,
It sounds like a Vole. They sometimes use mole and chipmunk tunnels, though some dig their own, and they feed on the crown and roots of plants. 

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Catharine Carpenter" <cathycrc@comcast.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 4:08 PM
Subject: [CHAT] A mystery...
Just came in from the back yard, and perusing my very overgrown perennial bed (if I had the energy, I would dig up 2/3 of it... but I digress...). I have had a lovely Baptisia australis for at least 6 years, and I noticed that it was extending at an angle from the bed. A closer look revealed that its root system had been completely severed just below the crown. As I sadly removed the plant, I noticed a hole at the bottom of the depression, about 3" in diameter. We have had rain the past several days, so I did not want to investigate with my shovel, but have any of you ever experienced something like this? Are there any members of the Rodentia who enjoy feasting on Baptisia? ( I suspect a rodent.) 
Cathy, west central IL, z5b


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