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Re: Natives vs. non-natives, long-term

John,
You live in the wrong part of the state (just teasing). We have native
grasses all over the roadside here by Arena and Spring Green. The soil is
sandy here and that helps. One thing Wis. roadside don't have that the
native grasses need is fire!
Bob Wernerehl
Iowa County, WI

At 11:29 AM 10/09/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I'm puzzled by the fact that I don't think I've ever seen, say, 
>little or big bluestem along a roadside here in southeastern
>Wisconsin.
>
>In recent years, I have seen them as far out as a half-mile
>from purposeful prairie plantings, so the seed will spread!
>But I don't think I've ever spotted them in a place where
>I subsequently don't find a nearby preserve.
>
>Are the non-native grasses introduced 100 or 150 years ago 
>so strong that they out-competed and eliminated such natives 
>in every instance, in every nook and cranny I pass?
>
>What does this say about today's plantings - are they forever 
>doomed to be "hot house flowers" that can't stand up to the 
>others in the long term?
>
>- John
>
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