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created by changed climate and by abandoned farmland (see This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01D4F861.502E8850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We had a number (fewer than 10) locusts down here on Wyman Road. All = died ten to twenty years ago. Wish I could speculate as to possible = causes; nothing rises up to smite me. =20 From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of David Simpson Sent: April 21, 2019 11:46 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] History of Black Locust, perception as invasive =20 Curious if anyone knows much about how/when Black Locust came to be = planted in Nova Scotia. Perhaps it came with the Loyalists following the = Revolution for use on their homesteads? Or did it come more recently for = sale in 20th century garden centers? =20 It is an undeniably utilitarian plant - fast growing, hot burning, rot = resistant hardwood, mega flowerer, animal fodder (?). It is also = considered invasive by many, I believe planting is restricted in the NE = US.=20 =20 All to say, im a little conflicted about planting this tree here. Just = looking for opinions, to discuss this non native, naturalized to NS = tree.=20 =20 Dave in Currys Corner =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01D4F861.502E8850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta = http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><meta = name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 14 (filtered = medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-CA link=3Dblue = vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>We had a number (fewer than 10) locusts down here on Wyman = Road.=C2=A0 All died ten to twenty years ago.=C2=A0 Wish I could = speculate as to possible causes; nothing rises up to smite = me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span = lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>= </b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> = naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] = <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Simpson<br><b>Sent:</b> April 21, 2019 11:46 = AM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] = History of Black Locust, perception as invasive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Curious = if anyone knows much about how/when Black Locust came to be planted in = Nova Scotia. Perhaps it came with the Loyalists following the Revolution = for use on their homesteads? Or did it come more recently for sale in = 20th century garden centers?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal>It is an undeniably utilitarian plant - fast growing, = hot burning, rot resistant hardwood, mega flowerer, animal fodder (?). = It is also considered invasive by many, I believe planting is restricted = in the NE US. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal>All to say, im a little conflicted about planting this = tree here. Just looking for opinions, to discuss this non native, = naturalized to NS tree. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal>Dave in Currys Corner<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01D4F861.502E8850--
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