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Re: Redcedars and Atlantic White Cedars



In terms of cover, I should think it would.  But AWC has cones (IIRC), not
"berries" (it's a false-cypress, not a juniper), so I don't imagine it
provides as much or the same type of nourishment to the small passerines
common around here.  I would recommend that people look at Yaupon and
American Holly as good evergreen cover/food plants as well; for those
without a lot of space there are several nice dwarf cultivars of American
Holly (I. opaca), and both are pretty easy to grow.

-Sandy

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Sandy Cash
Durham, NC
scash@mindspring.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "tom & liz lathrop" <harbinger@cconnect.net>
To: "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: Redcedars and Atlantic White Cedars


> Does the Atlantic White Cedar have the same attributes as Redcedar?  My
> birding group from Pamlico County birded Cool Springs yesterday, the
> Weyerhauser Environmental Center off of 17 North near Bridgeton.  They
will
> give you AW Cedar plugs free and I took a couple to plant here.  Wonderful
> crisp, cool day.  Not many birds, but lots of Ruby Crowned Kinglets and
> White Breasted Nuthatches, and too many to count Yellow Rumps.
>
> Liz Lathrop
> Oriental, NC
> harbinger@cconnect.net
>
>