I am the warden of a semi natural ancient wood land in Worcestershire, called Ravenshill Wood. We have a few spikes of Violet helleborine in the wood and would...
Trevor Smart
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Mar 2, 2003 10:07 am
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Have you tried the UK BAP web site? they have lots of BAP plans for many species Kate ... From: "Trevor Smart" <Trevor.Smart@...> To:...
Kate Hayward
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Mar 2, 2003 1:35 pm
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Hello, I am doing a talk next week on invasive plants with special reference to Japanese Knotweed. Does anyone have any current pet hates / problem plants not...
Kate Hayward
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Mar 2, 2003 4:28 pm
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Hello, A small request to use scientific names on this forum at least for more unusual plants that may be known by different names in different parts of the...
Hi Kate I have not seen the top 20 list you mentiom but from personel experience here in S. Devon VC 3 the following list springs to mind: Winter Heliotrope ...
Hello, Sycamore springs to mind locally. Why is it not favoured is a valid question? The fallen leaves seem to remain for much longer than other trees. This...
Kate, Yes the horticultural Daffodil cultivars that now "brighten up" so many of our urban roadsides. They love them here in Bath, where they delight in...
... Not sure which top 20 list you mean, but my pet hate is Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed) It's rapidly spread by ducks etc, grows all winter, builds up to a...
Yes it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks everyone for the comments Kate ... From: "Storey, M.W." <malcolms@...> To: <UKBotany@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday,...
Kate Hayward
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Mar 3, 2003 6:24 pm
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I don't think sycamore (sorry, Andy, Acer pseudoplatanus) is on the list, and in some places it is treasured because of corticolous lichens etc., but it is the...
Hello everyone, A few of you asked for the top 20 list - this one was created in 1987 - I think there should be some new contenders! e.g. Hydrocotle...
Kate Hayward
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Mar 3, 2003 6:53 pm
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In message <009101c2e1b6$293baf30$088b8351@sna123456789>, Kate Hayward <Kate.Hayward@...> writes ... Hi Kate The list is very interesting but in...
Hi Rodney Sycamore has its uses and is good for some lichens including Teloschisties flavicans (spelling?) in fact we actually plant Sycamore for it to grow on...
Hello, This a question. Does Sycamore spread much more quickly in disturbed land? It seems to me that its spread on chalk slopes could be influenced by...
Andy Its seeds will grow where they land that includes beach shingle at Slapton Sands. and any other habitat that offers moistue and a foothold! Martin Catt ...
Hello, On Shoreham beach where hardly any trees where Tamarisk# struggles and the occasional Monterey Cypress is a rare tree, the Red Valerian and Silver...
Kate In our semi-natural ancient wood (Towerhouse Wood) we have had serious problems with Philadelphus coronarius and Lonicera nitida, in addition to the...
Terry Smith
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Mar 4, 2003 4:00 pm
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Though a repeat, this looks interesting: Shrinking Violets Radio Four Mon March 17, 2003: 9pm The New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora, the first ...
The main success of Sycamore is due to its seeding ability coupled with good germination rate. It produces viable wind-dispersed seed every year and seedlings...
Phil Luke
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Mar 5, 2003 6:03 pm
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Hello, Sycamore It is strange that this invasive species has been little studied. On the chalk grasslands I have noticed Ragwort and Bramble mostly, but this...
I'm puzzled. What list do these 20 species top? Sure, some are invasive or noxious but are all of them 'problem plants'? Buddleia is great for butterflies. Red...
Hello, The British tree fauna would be rather exiguous without the introductions, about 36 species the last count I know of. Cheers Andy Horton [Non-text...
Hello, 36 tree species of originals (original message worded poorly): how many are illegal immigrants? how many are undesirable aliens? Cheers Andy Horton. ...
