I'd sure would want to know the history of this before I would be
recommending it to anyone or trying it myself. By History I mean has it
been trialed to know it is for sure sterile etc.
Guess I'm a bit pessimistic about such things. Sometimes it seems that
people spend money on marketing rather than trials and research. Like
what seemed to be the case with the Carpet Roses a few years back.
Barb G. Henn. Co.
On Saturday, July 31, 2004, at 02:21 PM, Art Schoot wrote:
> I recently ran across a new variety of "buckthorn" that will not
> produce
> seeds. It is again being used in hedges, etc. I wish I could remember
> where I saw it, but can not,so am wondering if anyone else has seen
> info on
> it. I think we will have to be more specific when discussing this
> particular plant and not condemn it based on the name buckthorn!!! I
> will
> try to find the source of the info and will pass it on.
>
> Art
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mastgar-admin@extension.umn.edu
> [mailto:mastgar-admin@extension.umn.edu]On Behalf Of Beth R. Jarvis
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:46 PM
> To: mastgar@extension.umn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Mastgar] Buckthorn
>
>
> Hi Cindy,
>
> Dr. Eisel retired has been retired for some time. (I never met him. )
>
> We've lost so many extension faculty appointments that there's simply
> no one
> to do a lot of this. Realize, when you read about how the U's funding
> is at
> a level
> commeasurate w/what it was 20 yrs. ago or some such, this type of thing
> slips
> thru the cracks. It's not only the content experts but the support
> staff who
> keep tabs on what's been updated, when and who might be able to do it
> now.
>
> I will contact the person who used to be in charge of the web stuff
> about
> having buckthorn removed from at least the on-line version. Nancy
> Rose said
> she might have some time to review it and update it this winter..
>
> Beth Jarvis
> Yard & Garden Line
>
>
>> I know that responsible authors of University publications review
>> their
>> information on a regular basis, but for the ones that don't... I came
>> across "Trees, Shrubs & Vines For Minnesota Landscape" (publication #
>> BU-00545 last reviewed 1997) that still lists buckthorn. Since it's on
>> the noxious weed list and not available in nurseries in Minnesota, the
>> author of this publication needs to eliminate the noxious weed from
>> their list.
>>
>> http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture
/components/
>> DG0545shrub.html
>>
>> Cindy
>> Ramsey County
>
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