NMPRO e-mail -- 12/30/97 - snips




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> From: 	Jyme Mariani
> Sent: 	Monday, December 29, 1997 3:20 PM
> To: 	NM01
> Subject: 	Weekly NMPRO e-mail -- 12/30/97
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> Weekly NMPRO e-mail
> -- Your update on what's happening in the nursery industry.
> 12/30/97
> Compiled by David L. Morgan, Editor
> 
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> * Two Illinois researchers say they've found a way to root dormant 
> cuttings of Japanese, red and sugar maples. Paul H. Henry and John E. 
> Preece of S. Illinois Univ. report in the current issue of HortScience
> 
> that they forced winter-collected cuttings from mature trees in a 
> heated greenhouse, and rooted cuttings taken from them under mist. 
> Rooting performance ranged from 60% in red maple shoots to 15% in
> sugar 
> maple, but results were highly variable among both species and clones.
> 
> 
> * You're familiar with "This Old House," the popular home improvement 
> program on public television and HGTV. Now comes "This Old Yard," 
> wherein specialists in antique gardens restore landscapes built
> between 
> 1680 and 1920. The program goes into production in 1998, and designers
> 
> are looking for several old landscapes to work on during the inaugural
> 
> season. gardenworks@traditionalgardening.com
> 
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> 1998 is more than a new year. It's the Grand Opening year for the
> Green 
> Beam. Throughout 1998, we'll be celebrating our first full year
> online. 
> The festivities start Jan. 1. http://www.greenbeam.com
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