<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5409" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5408">I find that almost all invasives can be killed by repeated use of a string trimmer-eventually the plants die and amazingly there are usually thousands of dormant native wildflower, shrub and tree seeds just waiting to come up. At least that's what happened at Wyman Park Dell in Baltimore. Almost all invasives are dead with heavy infestations on 6 acres of woodlands and tons of native plants came up. We just have minor maintenance each year from here on out. If anyone wants a tour, just holler.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5409"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5409"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_7395">We are a totally herbicidee-free park and have signs saying so. Glyphosate has been banned in a number of countries-not sure, but I think France, the Netheerlands, Brazil, Ontario...not judging on it's use, but there ya go.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5409"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5409"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_9885">Great list serv-</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5409"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5409"><span>Duncan</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5406"><br></div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5407"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439657225213_5412"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432233177907_11927" style="margin:0.1em 0px;padding:0px;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Duncan Stuart<br></div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432233177907_12412" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432233177907_35928">ISA Certified Arborist</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432233177907_35928">443-863-0620</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432233177907_35334"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432233177907_35334">Affiliatioin: Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks</div></div></div></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Saturday, August 15, 2015 9:58 AM, Stephen L. Young <sly27@cornell.edu> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv2687168148"><div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">From: </span>MAIPC <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org">maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org</a>> on behalf of Marc Imlay <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>><br clear="none">
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Date: </span>Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 6:55 AM<br clear="none">
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject: </span>Re: [MAIPC] Kudzu<br clear="none">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon W. Robinson<br clear="none">
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: Kudzu</span></div>
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On Aug 14, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Linda Silversmith <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:linsil@VERIZON.NET" target="_blank" href="mailto:linsil@VERIZON.NET">linsil@VERIZON.NET</a>> wrote:</div>
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Here is information on Roundup. <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/emon/pubs/fatememo/glyphos.pdf">
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I think judicious use of Roundup would have minimal impact. I use it to control poison ivy, and some other hard to control vines. I still pull my English Ivy by hand.</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:black;">��</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><br clear="none">
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> On Aug 13, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Greg Smith <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:gpsmith@IGC.ORG" target="_blank" href="mailto:gpsmith@IGC.ORG">gpsmith@IGC.ORG</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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