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



In central IL I find mostly Big Bluestem some switch grass and a bit of little
bluestem alongside country roadways here and there.  It competes guite well.
Problem here (farmed area) is, it gets cut so you don't know its there, and of
course does not go to seed.
Some forbs do well, like New England Aster and sunflowers.







John Foust <jfoust@threedee.com> on 10/09/2000 11:29:08 AM

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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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