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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The cow left the barn for these plants in PA long, long, long ago. The Appalachian Trail (AT) "north" of Hawk Mountain Road is a Japanese Barberry thicket. Today doing an obscure trail and the AT in a loop "south" of Rt. 183 there were numerous Japanese Barberry. Along the AT on Peter's Mountain, north of Harrisburg, there are acres of garlic mustard - one reasons I do not want to walk there. Japanese Stiltgrass is a very frequent hazard on trails - obscures the footing so people can twist/break ankles. Along Tulpehocken Creek near Bernville, Berks County, I doubt I can count the number of Callery Pear, let alone the number downstream in Blue Marsh, Berks County.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Good News - we have at least 5 American Chestnut burrs on a tree I rescued from BMECC trail maintainers! The P1 generation will hopefully become the F1 generation next spring. My goal is an F2 generation. "Miracles" happen when we put on the shoes and begin to walk. It leads us to question doctrine and dogma.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> Richard Gardner</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, July 19, 2021, 03:33:09 PM EDT, Abell, Kristopher <krabell@pa.gov> wrote:
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<p class="ydpcefd0cfayiv1466930301MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#26282a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">JP Barberry was added as a Class B noxious weed, but won’t be enforced for two years allowing the industry to liquidate existing stocks. Callery pear was tabled until more info could be obtained regarding
implications for fruit growers who use </span>Callery<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> pear root stock for grafting purposes. JP </span>Stiltgrass<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and garlic mustard were both added as Class B noxious weeds.</span></font></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [External] Re: [MAIPC] PA Department of Ag to consider banning Japanese barberry and Callery pear on July 15, 2021</p>
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Can anyone share the outcomes of the Committee meeting last week? Were any decisions made about whether to add Japanese barberry or Callery pear as noxious weeds?</p>
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<p class="ydpcefd0cfayiv1466930301MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
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<p class="ydpcefd0cfayiv1466930301MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 6:21 PM Jil Swearingen <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="ydpcefd0cfayiv1466930301MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 6:06 PM Jackson, David Robert <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:drj11@psu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drj11@psu.edu</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="ydpcefd0cfayiv1466930301MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I thought you all might be interested in this notice on the PLNA website that Japanese barberry and Callery pear will be considered to be banned from
sale at the July 15, 1pm meeting of the PA Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee.
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They will be taking public comment. </span></span></p>
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