[Magdalen] In the jungle

[Susan Hagen]

My dad was from northern Wisconsin and for him the only canonical Christmas
tree was the Scotch pine.  That's what we always had.   They make a
beautiful dense, fat tree.  The needles are prickly to work around though.

Susan

On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've had Scotch Pines as Christmas trees on occasion. Leave them alone!
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 9/7/2015 12:27:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > charles.wohlers at verizon.net writes:
> >
> > Haven't  seen pokeweed in Vermont. It does exist in Massachusetts, but
> > isn't
> > generally a problem. Now, Japanese knotweed and multiflora rose, OTOH
> > ...>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> > It's interesting to see what various states list for "invasive  trees".
> >
> > Several US states, including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, list the
> > Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) as "invasive", the implication being
> > that such trees should be weeded out.
> >
> > But why?  These pines are an attractive and long lived species
> > that are valuable for pulpwood, and if allowed to get large, for
> > construction.  They colonize abandoned fields, often those  stripped
> > by coal mining.  They prosper despite growing on rock and
> > gravel which they tolerate because of their supportive microrhiza.
> > The pines are not crowding out any native species.
> >
> > So let them invade!
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
> >
> >
>



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