What exactly didn't you like about the carpet roses. I had three whites
that last three seasons without protection and I thought they were lovely,
no disease etc.
Mary D Olmsted Cty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara A Gasterland" <barbski@mn.rr.com>
To: "Master Gardener MN." <Mastgar@extension.umn.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Mastgar] Buckthorn
> 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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