Re: invasives

**"Lon J. Rombough" lonrom@hevanet.com>**

I have to agree with this.  Kudzu is banned in Oregon, but it couldn't
spread if it had to in our climate and it actually has some usefulness for
erosion control and and livestock feed.
-Lon Rombough

> One facet of the invasives problem is that what's invasive in one place may
> not be a bother elsewhere. I couldn't get purple loosestrife to grow in my
> yard if I tap-danced naked around it (of course, nothing might grow if I did
> that). Yet Schefflera, which most people know only as a houseplant, is a
> Category I invasive (the worst rating) in Florida. Magazines catering to
> national audiences might shy away from the topic for this reason, although
> it's not a good enough reason, in my estimation. Maybe writers could pitch
> such stories by offering to categorize the invasives according to region.
> Gerri Bauer, usually lurking

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