Re: [SG]
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG]
- From: D* H* <D*@PRODIGY.NET>
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:58:46 -0600
I'll check, but I'm pretty sure that river birch is the one type of birch
that is pretty free of borer problems.
Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: cbhamilton <cbhamilton@REVEALED.NET>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 1:33 AM
Subject: Re: [SG]
>Denise, I am not familiar with the variety you just purchased, but I have
>had birch in my yard but I have them sprayed every year for birch borer - I
>lost one section of one clump a few years ago but another grew and took
its
>place and my two clumps are big and beautiful. I am in zone 5. Just
>inquire around your area to see if you need to spray for birch borer.
>Carolyn Hamilton, zone 5, Bettendorf, Iowa
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