[MAIPC] USBG looking for invasive species to cut for 'sculpture' - updated

[Randall, Johnny]

Patrick Dougerty installed a sculpture for us some years ago – called “Homegrown” (attached) because he lives in the neighborhood – which indeed take A LOT of twigs. Patrick is very particular about the plant material, but Bradford pear might work (other than for the thorns). He prefers red maple and such…

Have fun!
Johnny

Johnny Randall, PhD
Director of Conservation
North Carolina Botanical Garden
CB 3375
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599
W – 919.962.2380
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ncbg.unc.edu
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From: MAIPC <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org> On Behalf Of Kathleen Michels
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 4:26 PM
To: Mims, Ray <rmims at aoc.gov>; Dotson, Devin <ddotson at aoc.gov>
Cc: maipc at lists.maipc.org
Subject: Re: [MAIPC] USBG looking for invasive species to cut for 'sculpture' - updated

 How about Bradford Pear? There is PLENTY of that!!  All over the roadsides and displacing other trees in Parks
-kathy
Kathleen Michels, PhD
michelskm2016 at gmail.com<mailto:michelskm2016 at gmail.com>
301-922-3816


On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 2:39 PM Mims, Ray <rmims at aoc.gov<mailto:rmims at aoc.gov>> wrote:
The United States Botanic Garden is hoping to have Patrick Dougherty build a sculpture on site this fall http://www.stickwork.net.  We need to find a location for USBG Staff and Volunteers to cut invasive species saplings in late September. Possible species include paper mulberry, tree-of-heaven, and Siberian elm, Norway maple (or if you know of other places where thinning is needed noninvasive willows, maples, sweet-gum, possibly ash and elm would work).  The saplings must be fresh and green and flexible.  He needs saplings in GREAT QUANTITY in roughly three sizes as described below:

•        300 LARGE sticks should be 2 inches to 2 ½ inches in diameter at the base and as long as possible, at least 25 feet long.

•        MEDIUM sticks should be 1inch to 1 ½ inches in diameter over the length and approximately fifteen long.  Longer is wonderful if available.

•        SMALL sticks should be finger-size from ¼ inch to ½ inch in diameter at the base and range from 4 feet to six feet in length.

The overall amount of material should fill two 5-ton trucks or one tractor trailer load, with 300 LARGE sticks, and the remainder divided evenly; that is, 50% comprised of MEDIUM and 50% comprised of SMALL sticks.

If you have an idea of an area that might be available or a suggestion of who we might contact, please let Devin Dotson, copied here, know.

Many thanks for your assistance and any idea you might have,

Ray


Ray Mims
Partnerships, Conservation and Sustainability
United States Botanic Garden
www.usbg.gov<http://www.usbg.gov/>
202.409.1659
Do what you can, with what you have,
where you are - Theodore Roosevelt


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