[Magdalen] Tricolor.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Wow!
I'm glad you lived to tell the tale!

> On May 19, 2017, at 1:51 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 5/19/2017 1:07:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net writes:
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> What we  have is lots and lots of native beech. It has an unfortunate 
> tendency to  spread by underground roots, which makes it difficult to 
> remove, 
> if that's  what you're trying to  do.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> American Beech's native range comes just into the extreme eastern
> counties of Wisconsin.  I drove over there from the western edge  of
> the State one spring to get some seedlings.  I knew about the  propagation
> by root suckering, so I had a variety of shovels and axes along to  handle
> that situation.
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> I was able to get out two seedlings, each about 4' in height, and  fastened
> them in the back of my SUV.  I was just getting ready to leave when  a
> shot rang out and hit the fence post about ten feet away.
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> I made quick tracks to the West.
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> The two beech seedlings survived and were doing well when I
> left Wisconsin for Pennsyvlvania.
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> I later found out that though I was digging in the state owned ditch,
> I was along land owned by the Posse Comitatus, a right wing
> white supremacy group.  They had apparently made it clear that I
> was not welcome.
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> David S.
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> David S.
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