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intersections with Rte 201 and Cape Road, I=0A noticed f --Apple-Mail-E060FD5D-FBBD-4CA3-AEF3-07BD483F25AF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks, Paul. Considering the way that these vines are taking over the roadside of the vac= ant lot in Annapolis Royal, it may be just as well if it does not become too= popular. Looking forward to an update on the Tussock moth. bev Sent from my iPad On 2013-08-29, at 9:44 AM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Bev > Wisteria sinensis has been available as a garden vine > for a lot of years. Roscoe Filmore says in his book it > is perfectly wood hardy but the did not tend to flower. He attributed > that to the flower buds not been winter hardy here but on the internet > I read that it will not flower if fertility is high so perhaps that was wh= y > Roscoe's didn't flower but those in Annapolis Royal were growing where > nutrients were at a premium. > A nursery in Ontario will deliver plants to the door and have a number of d= ifferent > cultivars of different colors available. The leaves and vines have > a reputation of being poisonous so all in all its perhaps not so popular. > The Tussock moth is still in its cocoon - will let you know when it hatche= s. > Enjoy the summer > Paul > =20 >=20 > From: bev wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 8:52:25 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Wisteria sinensis in Annapolis Royal >=20 > All, >=20 > Earlier this week, while driving along St. George Street, Annapolis Royal,= on the section that lies between the intersections with Rte 201 and Cape Ro= ad, I noticed foliage that seemed unfamiliar. Today, we stopped at the road= side to take a better look. The vegetation turned out to be a huge mass of w= oody vines growing pretty much rampant on what appears to be a large vacant l= ot on the west side of the street. The plot of vines is extremely vigorous a= nd jungle-like and looks to be aggressively growing over everything in its p= ath. I intend to return to take more photos and also estimate just how larg= e an area is occupied by the vines. =20 > Larry broke off a section of vine and one of the big seed pods which has a= velvety texture. Here is a photo which Larry took of the leaves and a pod s= itting on a standard letter size piece of paper. > http://magickcanoe.com/2013/wist-1.jpg > Once home, Larry looked online and is of the opinion that it is probably W= isteria sinensis. Is anyone familiar with this plant and can you confirm th= e ID? We checked range maps and it looks as though it is a serious invasive= in many U.S. states, but we couldn't find much in the way of references for= Canada. Does anyone know if this species has become a nuisance anywhere el= se in Nova Scotia? Also, we came across a website for the Invasive Species A= lliance of Nova Scotia. There is a button saying "Report an Invasive Specie= s", but it goes to a "Not Found" page, so isn't of much use. You can visit t= his page to see for yourself. =20 > http://www.invasivespeciesns.ca/ > Does anyone know who is keeping track of invasive species here in Nova Sco= tia? If this is the first escape of this species, this would be a good time= to stamp on it has a chance to spread further. =20 >=20 > bev wigney > Round Hill, NS (in summer) >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-E060FD5D-FBBD-4CA3-AEF3-07BD483F25AF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Thanks, Paul.</div><div>Co= nsidering the way that these vines are taking over the roadside of the vacan= t lot in Annapolis Royal, it may be just as well if it does not become too p= opular.</div><div>Looking forward to an update on the Tussock moth.</div><di= v>bev<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 2013-08-29, at 9:44 AM, Paul= MacDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.= com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><d= iv style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica,= sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div id=3D"yiv6036198618"><div><div style=3D"col= or: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt= ; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_4= 2_1377779239366_49"><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_55">= Hi Bev</span></div><div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_= 59">Wisteria sinensis has been available as a garden vine</span></div><div><= span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_61">for a lot of yea= rs. Roscoe Filmore says in his book it</span></div><div><span id=3D"yiv60361= 98618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_63">is perfectly wood hardy but the did not t= end to flower. He attributed</span></div><div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3= _7_2_42_1377779239366_65">that to the flower buds not been winter hardy here= but on the internet</span></div><div><span id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_= 2_42_1377779239366_67">I read that it will not flower if fertility is high s= o perhaps that was why </span></div><div><span>Roscoe's didn't flower but th= ose in Annapolis Royal were growing where</span></div><div><span>nutrients w= ere at a premium.</span></div><div><span>A nursery in Ontario will deliver p= lants to the door and have a number of different</span></div><div><span>cult= ivars of different colors available. The leaves and vines have</span></div><= div><span>a reputation of being poisonous so all in all its perhaps not so p= opular.</span></div><div><span>The Tussock moth is still in its cocoon - wil= l let you know when it hatches.</span></div><div><span>Enjoy the summer</spa= n></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><br i= d=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_50"></div> <div class=3D"yiv60= 36198618ms__id966" id=3D"yiv6036198618yui_3_7_2_42_1377779239366_52" style=3D= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div class=3D"yiv6036198618ms__id968" style=3D= "