-- Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz> Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (SW Corner of the Pacific Ocean)
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- To: Mediterannean Plants List <m*@ucdavis.edu>, l
- Subject: Re: Garden thugs
- From: T* &* M* R* <t*@xtra.co.nz>
- Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 19:53:49 +1200
- References: <3.0.5.32.19980627212751.007a49e0@ozemail.com.au>
Liz Runciman wrote: > > Absolutely agree with Moira and Tony - Tradescantia, the > common green one is a menace. I have been trying for TEN YEARS > to eradicate it from this garden. It seems to regard glyphosate > as a fertiliser. I have many damp shady areas here which it > loves. Another thug here (Adelaide, S. Aus) is the wretched > Vinca sp. Get rid of it in one spot, and it pops up a > metre away. My garden is on the bank of a creek and so > is host to one of the worst garden thugs in this city, > the mountain ash - Fraxinus ? It self-seeds all along the > banks of the creeks, overshadowing everything else and > elbowing out the native vegetation. It's the last to > lose its leaves in winter and the first to regain them > in spring. It seems to thrive in this climate - I'd be > interested to know if it's a pest in San Francisco. > Liz Mountain Ash is not actually a Fraxinus but is is another name for the Rowan tree, Sorbus acuparia, whose scarlet berries are no doubt beloved by birds, ensuring its wide distribution. It is a British native and gets its name Mountain Ash from its hardiness, as it will grow at a higher altitude there than any other tree. I is popular here as a street tree, but curiously I have never heard of it as a weed (which is a good thing, as we have plenty plenty of other species which DO threaten our native vegetation). Moira -- Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz> Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (SW Corner of the Pacific Ocean)
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