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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Bees are pests?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If the readers of this article start to believe that bees are pests, there is not much hope for the human race in the long run. We need all of our pollinators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>“6 legs good, 2 legs bad” – Animal Farm quote, kind of.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Keith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces@list.web.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rebecca Seltzer via CANUFNET<br><b>Sent:</b> March 4, 2020 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br><b>Cc:</b> Rebecca Seltzer <rseltzer@treecanada.ca><br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Tree "Sexism" in Canada: Call for information & thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk17366913"><span lang=EN-US>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>We at Tree Canada just received some questions from a reporter at the Guardian, and I thought it would be good to share with the wider urban forestry community. Please do contact Ally Hirschlag directly with your comments.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><b><span lang=EN-US>Context:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>“Male trees are cleaner and easier to manage than female trees. Unlike their female counterparts, distinctly male plants produce pollen but do not produce seeds, pods and fruit, which fall to the ground and create mess. Female trees also attract pests, including bees, because they provide a source of food.” </span></span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/5403667/botanical-sexism-climate-change-asthma-allergies/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>Source</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>“Commercial horticulture produces vast numbers of all-male clonal selections from dioecious plants […] Close to 100% of all the ash (<i>Fraxinus)</i>, poplar (<i>Populus), </i>pistache <i>(Pistacia), </i>bay laurel <i>(Laurus), </i>junipers<i> (Juniperus), </i>willows<i> (Salix), </i>gingko tree <i>(Gingko), </i>Griselinia<i> (Griselinia), </i>mulberries<i> (Morus), </i>yellowwood<i> (Podocarpus), </i>locust<i> (Gleditsia) </i>and logwoods <i>(Xylosma) </i>sold are clonal males.” </span></span><a href="https://books.google.ca/books?redir_esc=y&id=pAJCDwAAQBAJ&q=clonal+males#v=snippet&q=clonal%20males&f=false"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>Source</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><b><span lang=EN-US>The questions:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>In Canada, has there been a significant proportion of entirely male trees or male clones planted in urban areas? Why has this trend been perpetuated?<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>Has this caused an uptick in pollen dispersal in urban communities?<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>Do you know of specific communities in Canada looking to lower their pollen count by adding more female trees and/or less allergy-causing pollinators? <o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>What else are communities in Canada doing to combat worsening allergies in urban or suburban areas due to high tree pollen counts?<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><b><span lang=EN-US>Contact information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>Ally Hirschlag<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'></span><a href="mailto:ally.hirschlag@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>ally.hirschlag@gmail.com</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>2013144322<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US>Thank you all! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="12%" valign=top style='width:12.26%;padding:0cm 15.0pt 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black'><img border=0 width=150 height=141 style='width:1.5666in;height:1.4666in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D5F212.1B1769B0" alt="TreeCanada Logo"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk17366913'></span><td width="87%" style='width:87.74%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr style='height:7.25pt'><td width=580 valign=top style='width:434.7pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt 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