does anyone know about this tree please

Q. acutissima does more than enough damage already and I do believe its existence to be a cause for concern.

It was my understanding that most of those robur hybrids were sterile however I read something a tad bit different about the F2s. I was sort of hoping you'd be familiar with the publication and would be able to cite it to save me digging through piles and piles and piles.

Look for me at the 2006 Annual Conference that you are attending this July because I rearranged my schedule and I'm now going... in cognito. I'll be the mutation that looks like a Pueraria x Dionaea dining on the attendees.

No, many F1 Q. robur hybrids are fertile and some exhibit substantial heterosis. But even in their native European habitats where they can breed freely with Q. petraea, Q., pubescens, Q. pyrenaica, Q. canariensis, Q. ilex, and other sympatric interfertile species, hybrids generally are infrequent and do not dominate any significant-sized landscape as far as I know.

Q. acutissima is more of a concern in places like Alabama than up here. You can find places in Illinois where it has volunteered, but not that many considering how badly the dolts who plant them for turkey food blitzed the landscape with them.

So, are you really coming, or were you kidding?

Guy S.

We're finding Q. acutissima, Ulmus pumila, and Acer platanoides around these parts a little bit more than what one would expect of a casual volunteer cropping up here and there and aside from that these spontaneous seedlings are ending up in areas where they aren't being removed. I still think it's of concern in more areas than Alabama but time will tell.

Yup, I'm really going. I had to sign up late so it cost me an extra $10. I didn't think I was going to be able to get out of something else but I finagled my way out of a surprise baby shower for my girlfriend's daughter. I really wasn't looking forward to driving out of state for a baby shower where we'd get cake and the classic Jordan Almonds with a few measely appetizers. Don't look for me though per se, look for a Kudzu Medusa with a head of traps instead of snakes. All joking aside, is anyone else we know going? I'll buy lunch for us ;)

I haven't heard who might be there, but it's their national meeting so we might see a few forum folks from other states, who knows.

(For those who have no idea what we're talking about, it's the WildOnes Natural Landscapes annual meeting in Naperville, Illinois.)

Guy S.

When is this? Maybe I can get work to pay for our rendezvous.

It runs 14-16 July -- I'll be there on 15 July in the morning, on the "plants" track.
See this URL -- www.for-wild.org/2006Annual/
or
conference2006@for-wild.org

Guy S.

Do all pines send out the yellow pollen. I have a bunch of pines in a property that borders our subdivision, but they do not look like loblollies.
I noticed this for the first time last spring. It covered everything. It must have been the weather because it was not noticable before that or as bad this year.

Hey, that conference is right down the road from me. Perhaps I should join the fun!

Please do Kevin.

Here's the sessions I chose-
09:10 Session 1: 1D
Birdscaping with Native Plants

10:30 Session 2: 2A
Sedges

01:30 Session 3: 3F
Landscape Genealogy

02:50 Session 4: 4C
Savannahs

I decided against the banquet because it's a long drive for me down that way and I wanted to go home to sleep because I did register for the Tour TF3 9AM-4PM (Approx) Full Day with lunch
Jack Pizzo and Associates Home and Native Plant Nursery

I have an all day bachelor party to attend that day, so unless they have an open bar, I am out. Equil, are you skipping Guy's session?

Yes, they have an open bar later on in the evening but I won't hang around for those types of social activities. I'm not all that social preferring small groups and to be quite blunt, the noise levels throw me off and I don't care for people who consume too many adult beverages which does happen from time to time more so in work related gatherings when people let it all hang out. I so hate getting spit on or tripped over or ending up with a cigarette in my hair or clothing from somebody waving it around while talking who is inebriated. If you want to meet up with me and Guy and Kevin after the close of day, I'd love to do so but would prefer to get out of that conference center. Meeting up at a local restaurant for dinner that serves liquor is fine by me and I don't have a problem with sitting in a smoking area if you smoke and I'll even have a glass of wine or something but I really don't like loud groups of people because I truly can't hear well enough to think or enjoy the poeple I want to talk to.

I wanted the session of Birds to see if I could pick up anything to incorporate into my landscape over here. My husband loves his birds and wants more more more over here. I can call Guy on the phone or stop in if I need help. If I'm frantic, I will pick up the phone for help. Lucky saved my bareroots one year with what he told me to do and Guy addressed the death of one of my oaks that had been perplexing me.

That is too bad I am missing meeting you 3 and so close to my house in Lombard. I'll be up in Arlington betting on the ponies then dinner and drinks until late, so maybe next time. Sounds like you hang out at the fun places if your constantly getting spit on, tripped over, and lit on fire. Maybe I'll be so lucky at the bachelor party.

I'm currently in a male dominated industry so work related travel is one of those things that I avoid like the plague. Boys will be boys and when a couple hundred get away from their wives, conferences can be one big 2-3 day bachelor party. I'll leave male bonding sessions to males. Have fun at your bachelor party, it sounds a lot nicer than the ones I remember hearing about 20-25 years ago.

By and large, yes. There are a couple of rare Mexican pines which are largely dioecious (i.e., with separate male and female trees) and the females of these produce very little pollen



The quantity produced varies from year to year, some years the crop is much larger than others. You'll probably find that there will be very little next year, as the trees will be resting after this years' heavy crop. What you will find (because the seed cones of pines take 18 months to mature) is a very large crop of cones in autumn 2007.

Resin