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re: seabuckthorn
- To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: re: seabuckthorn
- From: "Uwe Bruenjes" <uweb@megalink.net.mx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 99 11:53:38 PDT
- In-reply-to: <LYR75948-3950-1999.04.20-11.30.56--uweb#megalink.net.mx@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
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- References: Conversation <LYR75948-3950-1999.04.20-11.30.56--uweb#megalink.net.mx@franklin.oit.unc.edu> with last message <LYR75948-3950-1999.04.20-11.30.56--uweb#megalink.net.mx@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Hi list,
some time ago I read about sucker producing bamboo, and the author recommended to surround the area with a wall which would go at least 3 ft (or was it 4?) down into the ground. Maybe something similar would help in the case of the seabuckthorn. Anybody has an idea how deep these suckers could grow?
Uwe
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> 2. The bushes seem to spread mainly by suckering. At Aberlady Bay this is a
> problem because much of the area is grazed by sheep. They leave the way
> clear for the suckers to grow unhindered by competition, since buckthorn is
> the only thing the sheep won't eat. A mature bush can send out suckers
> quite some distance from its main base.