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<DIV><SPAN class=082110123-19012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Right you are
Bohdan. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=082110123-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>That was my oversight. I was looked in the wrong column of the FQA
list. Ohio Buckeye does not have a Weediness Score unlike other invasive plants
such as Buckthorn or Garlic Mustard.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=082110123-19012010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=082110123-19012010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks for catching
that.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Les
Misch</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>Principal/Senior
Ecologist</SPAN><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #003399; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">AET
Group Inc.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="COLOR: green; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">531
Wellington Street North</SPAN><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kitchener,
ON N2H 5L6<BR>T 519.576.9723<BR>F
519.570.9589</SPAN><o:p> </o:p><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>lmisch@aet-group.com</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>www.aet-group.com</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=2 face=Arial><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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<DIV dir=ltr class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Kowalyk, Bohdan (MNR)<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 19, 2010 11:32
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Canadian Urban Forest Network<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[CANUFNET] Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra,Tree to be used on Public Property
and if so how? Fruit toxicityissue, Federal Link attached<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hello,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contrary to the
federal website, Ohio <SPAN class=GramE>Buckeye</SPAN> is native to
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Walpole</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The -1 in the Floristic Quality
Assessment System for Southern Ontario does not refer to its <SPAN
class=SpellE>weediness</SPAN> index but to its “wetness index” meaning that it
has some tendency to occur in wetlands (moist swampy soils).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Its toxicity should be similar to that
of Horse-chestnut (i.e., be cautious but don’t
panic).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bohdan Kowalyk,
R.P.F.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ontario Ministry of
Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">905-713-7714<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="mailto:Bohdan.Kowalyk@Ontario.ca">Bohdan.Kowalyk@Ontario.ca</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"
lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"
lang=EN-US> canufnet-bounces@list.web.net
[mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On
Behalf Of </SPAN></B>pwynnyczuk@richmondhill.ca<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:09
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Canadian Urban Forest
Network<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [CANUFNET]
Ohio <SPAN class=GramE>Buckeye</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Aesculus</SPAN>
<SPAN class=SpellE>glabra</SPAN>, Tree to be used on Public Property and if so
how? Fruit toxicity issue, Federal Link attached</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Apologies for the
error</SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Further to the previous post,
hopefully this link will help the discussion.</SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><A
href="http://digir.agr.gc.ca/pls/pp/ppack.info?p_sci=sci&p_type=all&p_psn=205"><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">http://digir.agr.gc.ca/pls/pp/ppack.info?p_sci=sci&p_type=all&p_psn=205</SPAN></FONT></A>
<BR><BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Regards,<BR>Peter <SPAN
class=SpellE>Wynnyczuk</SPAN></SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=1
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Urban Forestry
<SPAN class=GramE>Supervisor<FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<BR></SPAN></FONT>Town</SPAN> of Richmond Hill</SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT size=1
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Parks,
Recreation and Culture Department</SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT size=1
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Telephone:
905 780-2930</SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT size=1 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Fax: 905
884-0935</SPAN></FONT> <BR><FONT size=1 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Internet:
pwynnyczuk@richmondhill.ca</SPAN></FONT>
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