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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01CE7E53.8BB91130 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi James, I think C. acaule was the plant under consideration; not endangered. = Yt, DW, Kentville=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: james simpson=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] ladyslipper transplant Please note LadySlippers ARE endangered. And if you look at the = others on the list you will see the primary cause is invariably habitat = degradation. Regardless - best to enjoy nature in situ, and leave them = alone. http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/biodiversity/species-list.asp On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Rob Woods <rrtwoods@yahoo.com> wrote: Thanks Donna, Carl and other for your advise. Once this flowering season is finished, I think the plan will be to = transplant a large soil patch (3 foot diameter) and move it to a spot = about 2 feet from another lady slipper. Spot is about 30 feet from its = existing home so soil, shade, moisture and all other conditions should = be as similar as possible. Unfortunately its current location is to = easily walked and driven on and I would not want to encourage more in = the same spot. Rob To free oneself of knowledge is to die, and thus one lives. - = Krishnamurti -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- From: Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:10:00 PM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] ladyslipper transplant Hello Rob: A number of years ago I transplanted both pink and = yellow lady slippers. The yellow lady slippers were from a clearcut. = (I knew they were there before the cutting, and I feared that they may = not survive in the hot open clearcut, so I transplanted a small number = of them.) The pink lady slippers were rescued from an area that was = about to be resurfaced for a new trail through Kouchibouguac National = Park. The Park decided that it was ecologically appropriate to do the = rescues, and so a native garden was begun using these and other salvaged = plants. It was a wonderful project.=20 Both lady slipper species survived nicely for the first couple of = seasons. Then the pink ones slowly became shorter on the stock. The = late Dr Sam VanderKloet suggested that I add pine needles to the soil = around the pink lady slippers. I had taken a large amount of soil = around the original location of the plants, and I am certain that this = helps. However, the tricky symbiosis and other complex underground = networks- no one fully understands why they don=92t generally survive. = I haven=92t been back to see whether these plants survived, but I think = not. If your pink lady slippers are facing imminent death because of = their current location, it=92s an interesting experiment to transplant = them. Don=92t expect enduring success. Perhaps planting near other = lady slippers will be the key to success; maintaining the soil = symbiosis. Partial shade helps. On a positive note, the yellow lady slippers bloomed year after = year! They were beautiful, and their presence in the garden proved very = educational for many folks. I used to treat the soil for this species = with a little lime. I am sure the orchid specialists can shed some more = light on this topic. Donna From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Rob Woods Sent: June-11-13 8:24 AM To: Nature Nova Scotia Subject: [NatureNS] ladyslipper transplant On my main walking path between the House and the lake, I have a = Lady Slipper in full bloom. It was unknown before this year because it = has been so wet the path has not been mowed. To continue the survive = ability of the plant I would like to transplant it near another lady = slipper once it has finished blooming ( I many locations thankfully) . = How deep and what spread are a ladyslippers roots so I can take the = large area without disturbing the plant. Rob To free oneself of knowledge is to die, and thus one lives. - = Krishnamurti No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3349 / Virus Database: 3204/6473 - Release Date: = 07/08/13 ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01CE7E53.8BB91130 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23501"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi James,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> I think C. acaule was the plant = under=20 consideration; not endangered. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, DW, Kentville </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Ddesolatechair@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">james=20 simpson</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</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 11, 2013 = 2:15=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] = ladyslipper=20 transplant</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>Please note LadySlippers ARE endangered. And if = you look at=20 the others on the list you will see the primary cause is invariably = habitat=20 degradation. Regardless - best to enjoy nature in situ, and = leave them=20 alone. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/biodiversity/species-list.asp"= >http://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/biodiversity/species-list.asp</A><BR>= </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=3Dgmail_extra><BR><BR> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Rob Woods = <SPAN=20 dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:rrtwoods@yahoo.com"=20 target=3D_blank>rrtwoods@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #