Re: NANFA-- willows and maybe cattails

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:54:10 -0500

Thanks, Todd. I knew that phragmites were introduced, but hadn't known that
about cattails. BTW, I grew up near the Hackensack Meadowlands, where
phragmites are the dominant vegetation. Up there, they cover everything but
pavement. It's really easy to get lost in the phragmites forests
(thickets?)--something I can tell you from personal experience from my New
Jersey childhood.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Crail, Todd" <tcrail_at_northshores.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- willows and maybe cattails

> I'd research that a bit Bob, for identification. The "prominent" cattail
> species are usually invasive exotics, and I doubt you'd want a
> proliferant-escape-happy plant in your native ponds :) Same story for
> Phragmites, or European Reed. It's the frilly headed grass you can now
see
> featured in nearly every road side ditch, in this area anyway. It's
actully
> clobbering the cattails :0
>
> Other notes... Cattails (native and exotic, and well fragmites too) are
> alleopathic (produce chemicals that inhibit other species growth or flat
out
> kills them) and if I'm remembering correctly, they almost need anaerobic
muck
> to do well, as the nature of their tuber is tuned to those conditions.
Not
> sure if that fits into your pond plan.
>
> It will be interesting to see what others come back with. :)
>
> Todd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Bock
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:31 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- willows and maybe cattails
>
>
> Hey, thanks, Ray! I'll defitely try rooting some from cuttings.
>
> Has anyone ever tried growing cattails in a back yard pond--there are a
> couple of ditches around here where they're prominent.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R. W. Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:35 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Small Tanks- Fish Love Roots
>
>
> > I don't know how this will work indoors, but I had a small weeping
willow
> I
> > started in my one pond outside. During winter the rabbits chewed it up,
> > essentially snipping the branches off and they lay along the shore. By
mid
> > spring most of these had turned into small trees. Having enough light
was
> > probably what helped. This would probably be your best bet to get
> something
> > going. No root hormone was needed for weeping willow cuttings in water.
> > Ray
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