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PERMIT NO.21
THE
Attack by the redwood bark beetle is usually a Fall 2003 Plant Sale Report
secondary problem, following some other stress.
Change in moisture regime – suddenly much more By Jon Thompson
or less water – can make trees vulnerable to beetle
attacks. Another type of stress happens when soil We had another successful plant sale! In fact,
is mounded up on top of the roots. Covering up the this one turned out to be one of the best in recent
root zone can also encourage Armillaria. years. Our grand total of $1,700 is the record
since I have been the Plant Sale Chairperson. This
Storm damage can be very hard on redwoods. feat would not have been possible if it wasn’t for all
When the tops are broken off in storms, fresh, who lent a hand by doing such good deeds as
green wood is exposed, providing an opening for donating plants, helping customers, and setting up
bark beetles. Big winter storms can bring in salt- and taking down the plant sale.
laden moisture, which causes redwoods to turn
reddish and look diseased. Because redwoods are I would like to thank Lori Hubbart, Greg Jirak,
sensitive to salt, trees near homes can suffer when Dorothy Scherer, Mary Rhyne, Mary Hunter,
home water softeners put salty water into the Roberta Rams, Doris Spurlock, Carolyn Sarni, and
ground near the trees’ root zone. Borax detergents Cecelia Moelter. I would also like to thank the
traveling through leach lines can also damage following nurseries for providing additional plants:
redwoods. California Flora Nursery in Fulton, Anderson Valley
Nursery in Boonville and Gualala Trading Company
Although Sudden Oak Death has been found in & Nursery in Gualala.
redwoods south of Mendocino County, it seems to
be “hitching a ride,” with no evidence that it is The importance of plant sales to the DKY
causing severe damage or death. chapter cannot be overstated. Besides being the
biggest fundraiser of the year, they also serve as a
Shore pines – There are several beetles, like the great educational tool by directly involving the
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Supporting: $75; Plant Lover: $100; Patron: $250;
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Hooker’s Evening Primrose (Oenothera Hookeri)
Make Check out to the California Native Plants
(Still a few yellow blossoms on the coast in late Oct.!)
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