[NatureNS] a positive aside on Japanese Knotweed

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:00:10 -0300
From: "Margaret E.Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca>
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I have a patch here that was planted years ago by a previous resident and it 
runs amuck. We slash it and dig it and mow it and it just keeps coming. I 
find the birds love it.
http://margmillard.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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Cc: "Zoe Lucas" <zoelucas@greenhorsesociety.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:23 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] a positive aside on Japanese Knotweed


> Without taking sides re this non-native and invasive plant being in  Cape 
> Breton Highlands Nat. Park and what if anything to do about it,  I'd like 
> to inject a natural history note on J.K. that I heard from  Zoe Lucas, and 
> I hope I've got it correct.  On Sable Island there is  a small "forest" of 
> J.K., and at a certain time of the year these  dense plants provide 
> protective cover for small migrant birds from  the ravages of 
> sharp-shinned hawks.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
> 


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