<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_2879"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_3545">Hi. I get confused about smartweed/knotweed but I can say that every time I have asked a plant-knowledgeable person about our smartweed, they felt it was the invasive type.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_3788"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_3546" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5482">I think in my haste to get this posted before a Grounds meeting I relied on a google entry that told me that PA smartweed was invasive so I thought that was the one we have.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_4516" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_4515" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5481">I guess I need to affirm that my ocrea is not bristled.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5972" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5974" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5973">Assuming ours is the invasive species, if you have guidance on whether mowing is worsening the problem, please let me know.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5975" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5976" dir="ltr"><span>Thanks,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436825031284_5977" dir="ltr"><span>Lori</span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Monday, July 13, 2015 4:40 PM, Art Gover <aeg2@psu.edu> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">I like PA smartweed. It’s native and charming and fills space. Sure about the ID?<br><br>Be well.<br><br>Art<br><br>Penn State Wildland Weed Management<br>116 ASI Building<br>University Park, PA 16802<br><br>(814) 863-9904<br>(814) 863-7043 FAX<br><a href="http://plantscience.psu.edu/wildland" target="_blank">http://plantscience.psu.edu/wildland</a><br><br>> On Jul 13, 2015, at 16:37, frazmo <<a href="mailto:frazmo@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:frazmo@gmail.com">frazmo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Any thoughts out there in MAIPC land? If possible, copy the asker, <a href="mailto:lrbowes2@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:lrbowes2@yahoo.com">lrbowes2@yahoo.com</a>, directly also as I'm not sure she's on our list. Cheers, Steve Young<br>> <br>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>> From: "<a href="mailto:lrbowes2@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:lrbowes2@yahoo.com">lrbowes2@yahoo.com</a> [NativePlantseast]" <<a href="mailto:NativePlantseast@yahoogroups.com" ymailto="mailto:NativePlantseast@yahoogroups.com">NativePlantseast@yahoogroups.com</a>><br>> Date: Jul 13, 2015 12:34 PM<br>> Subject: [NativePlantseast] Smartweed management?<br>> To: <<a href="mailto:NativePlantseast@yahoogroups.com" ymailto="mailto:NativePlantseast@yahoogroups.com">NativePlantseast@yahoogroups.com</a>><br>> Cc: <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> My community has an abundance of Polygonum pensylvanicum on a turf hillside that abuts a stream (on the other side of which is a wooded area) and a terraced native plant area (with asters, goldenrods, grasses, viburnums, violets, etc). The Polygonum is thriving amongst the turf and is constantly invading the native plant terrace.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> We have some flexibility in how we manage the turf hillside in terms of mowing. Can anyone offer some thoughts or guidance?<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> I haven't found much on the web in the way of guidance for this topic.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Thanks,<br>> <br>> Lori<br>> <br>> Arlington, VA<br>> <br>> <br>> __._,_.___<br>> Posted by: <a href="mailto:lrbowes2@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:lrbowes2@yahoo.com">lrbowes2@yahoo.com</a><br>> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) <br>> yahoogroups website(to subscribe/unsubscribe/ read archived posts, change options): <a href="undefined/group/NativePlantseast?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma" target="_blank">http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/NativePlantseast </a><br>> <br>> You may also unsubscribe by sending an email to:<br>> <a href="mailto:NativePlantseast-unsubscribe@egroups.com" ymailto="mailto:NativePlantseast-unsubscribe@egroups.com">NativePlantseast-unsubscribe@egroups.com</a><br>> Post message: <a href="mailto:NativePlantseast@egroups.com" ymailto="mailto:NativePlantseast@egroups.com">NativePlantseast@egroups.com</a> <br>> Subscribe: <br>> <a href="mailto:NativePlantseast-subscribe@egroups.com" ymailto="mailto:NativePlantseast-subscribe@egroups.com">NativePlantseast-subscribe@egroups.com</a> <br>> <br>> <br>> VISIT YOUR GROUP<br>> • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use <br>> .<br>> <br>> <br>> __,_._,___<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> MAIPC mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org" ymailto="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org">MAIPC@lists.maipc.org</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org" target="_blank">http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>