[CANUFNET] Today's Topic Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra

[Jack and Ali Radecki]

This is such an extended conversation.
I have grown and monitored Ohio Buckeye for over 30 years.
It is indeed on the short list of desirable street trees with very little care requirements and few pest problems.
It is a Spring only planting. Please keep this tree on your list and tell others.
regards Jack Radecki
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brad Gurr 
  To: Canadian Urban Forest Network 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Today's Topic Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra


        There are several examples growing in southern Manitoba.


        Brad Gurr
        " Dedicated to the Care and Preservation of Trees"


        --- On Wed, 1/20/10, Boysen, Barb (MNR) <barb.boysen at ontario.ca> wrote:


          From: Boysen, Barb (MNR) <barb.boysen at ontario.ca>
          Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Today's Topic Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra
          To: "Canadian Urban Forest Network" <canufnet at list.web.net>
          Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 1:39 AM


          Hello again



          Just a plea to note that ‘native to Ontario ’ can be meaningless in a province as big and diverse as Ontario .  



          Consider, as Bohdan Kowalyk stated, that it is only native to a very tiny bit of SW Ontario .  Also consider that it has a larger USA range and that you have to be very careful of what genetic sources (both geographic and diverse seedling vs clonal) are available and how well they will be adapted to your local area. 





          Barb Boysen, Coordinator

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          From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Ken Marchant
          Sent: January 19, 2010 11:48 AM
          To: canufnet at list.web.net
          Subject: [CANUFNET] Today's Topic Ohio Buckeye, Aesculus glabra



          While not fully pertinent to the discussion, Ohio Buckeye, (Aesculus glabra) is now considered by many experts to be native to Ontario .



          Ken Marchant

          Guelph, Ontario
       

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