[amyntrip@home.com: Re: Bottlebrush buckeye]

Here's a message that was sent to me personally from Trip and Amy
Allen.  They were wondering if I knew of any relationships between
Aesculus species and egrets.

After a few emails they responded back that the plants they're interested
in are probably Aesculus californica instead of A. parviflora, but 
they still wondered if someone on this list might have an answer for
them.

Thanks for any help!

Chris

----- Forwarded message from Trip and Amy Allen <amyntrip@home.com> -----

Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 23:40:44 -0700
From: Trip and Amy Allen <xxxxxxxx@home.com>
To: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
Subject: Bottlebrush buckeye

> It seems that we have a number of BottleBrush Buckeyes growing on the
> Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge in San Francisco Bay. The Refuge
> was set aside for Egrets and it seems the Egrets only nest in the
> BottleBrush Buckeye. Who can I contact to find aout more about the
> relationship of Egrets to this tree which is not supposed to grow in our
> area. I am not sure our the trees on the island are bottlebrush but they
> are low buckeyes which look exactly like the one you show. They are in
> bloom now and the flowers are identical.

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> Hi Trip,
> 
>    I'm not aware of any relationship between egrets and Aesculus parviflora,
>    but that doesn't mean that there isn't one.  :)
> 
>    Do you mind if I forward your message to a mailing list about woody
>    plants?  Someone on there may know, and I can report back what I find
>    (or don't find).
> 
>    As far as identifying the buckeyes, there are a couple of surefire
>    ways to distinguish them.
> 
>    The first is to look at the buds after they develop.  They usually
>    have a whitish black appearance resembling "bird poop."  :)  Another
>    feature are the tall, left over flowerstalks from the previous year.
>    They're usually held aloft above the foliage.
> 
>    I'm not sure which URL you used to view the plants, but here's some more
>    information:
> 
>       http://www.hort.net/profiles/Aug97/
>       http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/hip/aespa
> 
>    Hope this helps, and let me know about the mailing list!
> 
> Chris

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