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Re: Buddleja davidii & Rubus spectabilis

 Jim,
I know two people here in Mayo who have some invasive species of Rubus in
their gardens.
One is a lady who lives in the house which used to be owned by the singer
Brendan o'Dowda; this is a fairly substantial place with a large garden and
some old trees including a wonderful Hydrangea aspera.It also includes
quantities of ground elder and the Rubus.She referred to it as 'Australian
Raspberry'so I don't know if it is the correct one...but it does spread.It
has 4 ft tall canes with pink flowers.
The other people live near Newport in Mayo and were hacking away at the
undergrowth in their property when I last met them and told me that this was
a dreadful pest which was spreading quickly.They live near the coast and it
was forming thickets.
Speaking of thickets, I think the worst garden escape here is Japanese
Knotweed, in the Polygonum family.I first met up with it in Nottinghamshire
before we moved here and was surprised to find so many clumps of it in this
country.We have a patch in the garden and I keep it covered with  black
plastic and heavy timber to suppress it though I do sometimes have the
suspicion that trying to remove it makes it twice as keen to encroach.
Buddleia davidii does not seem to be much of a menace here.I wouldn't have
thought it would be detrimental to have it around in any case?I used to see
a lot of it growing out of old walls in Nottingham and there is some in that
sort of situation in Westport too.
Symphoricarpos suckers a lot with me and I could do without it.Lonicera
nitida pops up along the hedgerows, but as we are 25 miles from the coast we
don't see the same Fuchsia hedges which you mention until we get within a
few miles of the sea.A bush of the white form of F.magellanica survives with
me but usually gets to the flowering stage just as the frost gets to it.
Regards
Jane


>Dear all,
>
>I am researching the following garden escapes and their impact on 
>native British and Irish habitats;
>
>Buddleja davidii Franch.
>Rubus spectabilis Pursh.
>
>Any information on either of these species from any part of the world 
>will be gratefully accepted
>
>Also does anyone have any tips on growing Mulberry (Morus nigra), 
>which have been raised form seed? I am in Northern Ireland.
>
>With kind regards
>
>
>Jim
>
>
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