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I have a strange feeling that I said high bush blueberries instead of =
cranberries in my post a couple of minutes ago. I have a few thriving =
high bush blueberries, but the cranberries - no. Incidentally, are =
there high bush blueberries growing wild in NS outside of Yarmouth? I =
have seen them in Yarmouth, but no where else.
Roland.
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From: David&Jane Schlosberg=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:32 PM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Highbush Cranberry
You perhaps already know this, but viburnum opulus is also known as =
"crampbark". We had a stand of it on the edge of a marshy area, where =
we lived in Pictou county. Oldtimers said it was used for menstrual =
cramps. It did make a reasonably good sauce, similar to regular =
cranberry.
Jane Schlosberg
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Christopher Majka
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:50 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Highbush Cranberry
Hi folks,
Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia says of Viburnum opulus L. (highbush =
cranberry) that it is found from Annapolis and Cumberland counties to =
northern Cape Breton, occasionally becoming more common eastward along =
intervales in central Nova Scotia. It is frequently planted and =
occasionally escapes around towns such as Wolfville, Truro, Halifax, and =
elsewhere.
Note: the name of the plant is now Viburnum opulus L. (Laburnum, or =
golden-chain, is a yellow-flowered bush in the pea family). The old name =
of Viburnum trilobum Marsh. was formerly applied to the North American =
variety of this plant (Viburnum opulus is also native to and widely =
distributed in Europe and Asia). This north American variety is now =
called Viburnum opulus var. americanum Aiton. In variety americanum the =
glands on the petioles are stalked. I believe both varieties can be =
found in Nova Scotia, V. opulus as as an escaped planted bush, and V. o. =
americanum as the native variety found in the wild.
Cheers,
Chris
On Dec 18, 2007, at 9:37 AM, Mike McCall wrote:
We have several high bush cranberry bushes on our property here in =
Hall's Harbour.=20
One that tops 5 feet regularly attracts Ruffed Grouse who do a =
high-wire act when
they haul their bulk up the slender stalks to reach high hanging =
fruit.
The bush laburnum trilobum is native, although Durr tells us it is =
found in New
Brunswick (and many other places) but doesn't mention Nova Scotia.
Mike McCall
On 17-Dec-07, at 8:16 PM, Roland McCormick wrote:
I have never seen high bush cranberries in Nova Scotia, and =
didn't know we had any here. The only place I have seen them is in =
northern New Brunswick. Do we have very many of them in NS ?
Christopher Majka
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada =
B3H 3A6
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a strange feeling that I said =
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blueberries instead of cranberries in my post a couple of minutes ago. I =
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few thriving high bush blueberries, but the cranberries - no. =20
Incidentally, are there high bush blueberries growing wild in NS outside =
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Yarmouth? I have seen them in Yarmouth, but no where else.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">David&Jane =
Schlosberg</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 18, =
2007 4:32=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] =
Highbush=20
Cranberry</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D281364718-18122007><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>You perhaps already know this, but viburnum opulus is =
also known=20
as "crampbark". We had a stand of it on the edge of a marshy =
area, where=20
we lived in Pictou county. Oldtimers said it was used for =
menstrual=20
cramps. It did make a reasonably good sauce, similar to regular=20
cranberry.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281364718-18122007><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Jane=20
Schlosberg</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.=
ca</A>=20
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]<B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Christopher=20
Majka<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:50 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Highbush=20
Cranberry<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Hi folks,</DIV>
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