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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Before stiltgrass has moved in too fast into my park from elsewhere, I found if I removed it all for 3 years, by the 4<sup>th</sup> year I was finally happy. Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MAIPC <maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi Allen<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 16, 2021 2:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> MAIPC Listserve <maipc@lists.maipc.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [MAIPC] Another stiltgrass question<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I know there have been several discussions about stiltgrass and I apologize if I have missed some information. But, I am trying to figure out the difference between my volunteer site and other volunteer’s success in removing stiltgrass. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Besides shade, soil characteristics (pH, moisture, etc. ), and deer browsing has anyone looked into the habitat restoration plan or the native seed bank to see if there is an effect upon % of stiltgrass seeds that germinate, survival rate of seeds, and growth rate of the stiltgrass? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> I am specifically wondering about the following items:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1) The number of native seeds, not type of seeds.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2) the process of invasive removal - either removing all invasive plants in one year (repeating as needed) or a staging process over several years - bushes, vines, forbs, other graminoids, then stiltgrass.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>3) Planting native plants (plugs and quart sized plants) vs doing nothing vs using a seed mix. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I appreciate my guidance people can provide. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Heidi<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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