<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jil Swearingen</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 12:46 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: [MAIPC] Microstegium cutting<br>To: MAIPC Listserve <<a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">All,</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">I contacted Dr Luke Flory for his input. Please see his message below<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">.</div>. I was curious about the timing of cutting with respect to the hidden or cleistogamous ("CL") flowers and seeds.</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">Thank you,</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">Jil</div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">.......................</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-8700731360450602053m_4316668957829582054m_1293654248825635123gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jil Swearingen</div><div>Invasive Species Consultant</div><div><i>In the Weeds</i></div><div>410-200-7085</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Flory, S. Luke</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:flory@ufl.edu" target="_blank">flory@ufl.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 11:46 AM<br>Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Microstegium cutting<br>To: Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com" target="_blank">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Jil,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mowing is tough because it often isn’t low enough to catch all/most of the CL seeds, which can be produced low to the ground. More effective is string trimming very close to the ground, but of course then you hammer the native species.
Even better is a grass-specific herbicide, which can exclude Mv and allow most native species to return. If mowing is the only option, mowing year after year after about Aug 15 or once flowering starts, can be helpful in reducing seed production and spread.
CL seeds ripen later than CH seeds, usually in mid to late October in the PA latitude.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached here are a bunch of papers, but there are quite a few others. Let me know if you are interested in anything in particular that isn’t included here (complete list on my web site).<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 8:59 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>S Luke Flory <<a href="mailto:flory@ufl.edu" target="_blank">flory@ufl.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Fwd: [MAIPC] Microstegium cutting<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I wondered if you would be interested in weighing in on this question about when to mow microstegium when it's mixed with native species. I was also curious about the viability of the cleistogamous fruits.
When do they ripen, are they viable and should that be considered when doing management? <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Date: Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 9:07 AM<br>
Subject: [MAIPC] Microstegium cutting<br>
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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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