<div dir="ltr">Related question: If one delays until the seeds are beginning to emerge from the stem, might they mature despite being mowed at that point?</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 9:27 AM Mark Frey <<a href="mailto:runcator@gmail.com">runcator@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="auto">Agreed. You want to cut as close to flowering as possible. Now through mid September in DC.</div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 9:16 AM Randall, John L <<a href="mailto:jrandall@email.unc.edu" target="_blank">jrandall@email.unc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MAIPC <<a href="mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org" target="_blank">maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Muth, Norris (MUTH)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 27, 2018 9:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> MAIPC Listserve <<a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org" target="_blank">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [MAIPC] Microstegium cutting<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><u>optimal height</u></b> at which to cut Microstegium. I know timing is also important – but the person who asked me is looking to do it ASAP (i.e. their cutting time is fixed to lat August). Mostly the concern is – could you easily leave it too tall? <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue Light",serif;color:#928554">Norris Z. Muth,
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue Light",serif;color:#928554">Ph.D. </span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue Light",serif;color:#928554"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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