Re: Invasives vs vigorous plants

Gene,
Rereading my original post below I have to add a P.S. I probably went a
little too far in laying the responsibility for determining invasiveness
potential at the feet of the nurserymen (in case you feel that heavy weight
on your shoulders). It's the plant collectors, breeders and research
scientists who should bear that load, not you.  Your post below indicates
that you have done what you, as a seller, should do..That is, be attentive
to news reports, customers, researchers, and your own experience..and then
have the integrity to stop selling those plants that might be "bad boys."

Should you also rip them out of your own garden? I don't know.

Unfortunately, like you and Anelle have pointed out, free commerce and the
generosity of gardeners means that even if the sale of invasive plants is
banned, they may find themselves introduced into favorable environments
where they can take off..

It's a little discouraging, isn't it?  As you said, the genii is out of the
bottle. As I write this, I look out my back window and see a greenbelt
smothered in kudzu. Green, yes. Food for wildlife, yep. Attractive, with
its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant purple flowers, you bet.  But I wish I
could still see the tulip poplars, dogwoods, spicebush, sweetshrub, and
trilliums that used to be there.

Gerry

At 05:50 PM 8/4/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello Gerry,
>    No need to duck..... thanks for pointing out another fine point. wish
I had
>thought of it at the time I wrote my original message. you are quite right
about
>the definition. However, in a majority of cases, this information if found
out
>Later....after we all have some in our nurseries and gardens.
>    I have sold plants that I do not now sell because of their behavior in my
>garden and I can see where they could very well escape to become invasive.
Some
>are not longer in the garden and will not be again. A few remain, but are
not sold
>in the nursery.
>    No problems with reasonable regulations... most are of benefit to us
all. Only
>problem is nurseries have to abide or pay the penalty if caught breaking the
>regulations. I know from reading all the lists and listening to friends
that they
>mail stuff to places it should not be shipped. In a private unmarked
parcel no one
>will ever check... that is the American way. Also probably how the West
coast will
>end up with Japanese Beetle.
>    And so it goes,...today... the 4th day of August , 2000.
>    Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
>          around the woods - around the world
>genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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