Comments on: Calling all horticulturalists http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:17:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: camojack http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12618 camojack Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12618 <I>At 1:14 PM, April 13, 2006, Gabriel Malor said... <BR/>"I'm glad somebody acknowledged my little attempt at a pun :-)."<BR/><BR/>That's actually a hilarious triple entendre. (Well, it is if you have a dirty mind.)</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed; and I noticed that too...but I decided that discretion is the better part of valor. :-D At 1:14 PM, April 13, 2006, Gabriel Malor said…
“I’m glad somebody acknowledged my little attempt at a pun :-).”

That’s actually a hilarious triple entendre. (Well, it is if you have a dirty mind.)

Indeed; and I noticed that too…but I decided that discretion is the better part of valor. :-D

]]> By: Ruth H http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12619 Ruth H Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12619 Yes, red osier dogwood grows in Louisiana. I'm not sure if it is exactly the same one but surely it is of the same family. Yes, red osier dogwood grows in Louisiana. I’m not sure if it is exactly the same one but surely it is of the same family.

]]> By: Anonymous http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12620 Anonymous Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12620 Here - Colorado - it would be a willow. As the winter continues the carotene and chlorophyll that were initially in the bark cease to show, leaving the anthocyanin visible. By next fall, when the leaves drop, the bark will look yellow, and gradually get red until the following April. Here - Colorado - it would be a willow. As the winter continues the carotene and chlorophyll that were initially in the bark cease to show, leaving the anthocyanin visible. By next fall, when the leaves drop, the bark will look yellow, and gradually get red until the following April.

]]> By: Gabriel Malor http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12621 Gabriel Malor Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12621 "I'm glad somebody acknowledged my little attempt at a pun :-)."<BR/><BR/>That's actually a hilarious triple entendre. (Well, it is if you have a dirty mind.) “I’m glad somebody acknowledged my little attempt at a pun :-).”

That’s actually a hilarious triple entendre. (Well, it is if you have a dirty mind.)

]]> By: dloye http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12622 dloye Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12622 Hmmmm, could some similar bit of vegitation be the origin of Baton Rouge? The story is that a red stick was placed in the ground to mark the place, I believe. Pretty plant. I'll check and see if it's grown in the southlands. Hmmmm, could some similar bit of vegitation be the origin of Baton Rouge? The story is that a red stick was placed in the ground to mark the place, I believe. Pretty plant. I’ll check and see if it’s grown in the southlands.

]]> By: R Neumeier http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12623 R Neumeier Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12623 If you want to plant one at your home, there are red-twig dogwoods, willows, and maples; if you can place a shrub to be lit from the front the color will show up best. Young twigs are the best colored, so you have to prune to keep the young twigs down where you can see them. One possible reason these wild shrubs just became more visible is -- maybe the highway department etc cut them back hard last year and they put on a burst of young twigs down low and in greater abundance. If you want to plant one at your home, there are red-twig dogwoods, willows, and maples; if you can place a shrub to be lit from the front the color will show up best. Young twigs are the best colored, so you have to prune to keep the young twigs down where you can see them. One possible reason these wild shrubs just became more visible is — maybe the highway department etc cut them back hard last year and they put on a burst of young twigs down low and in greater abundance.

]]> By: neo-neocon http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12624 neo-neocon Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12624 camojack: I'm glad <I>somebody</I> acknowledged my little attempt at a pun :-). camojack: I’m glad somebody acknowledged my little attempt at a pun :-).

]]> By: Goesh http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12625 Goesh Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12625 I would have guessed a scrub Red Willow tree. I would have guessed a scrub Red Willow tree.

]]> By: camojack http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12626 camojack Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12626 <I>"Any <B>bush</B> experts here, of the botanical variety?"</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, you <B>would</B> have to clarify that, huh? “Any bush experts here, of the botanical variety?”

Yeah, you would have to clarify that, huh?

]]> By: neo-neocon http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12627 neo-neocon Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12627 Thank you everyone.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm wondering--why is it I've never noticed them before? They are very striking. Thank you everyone.

Now I’m wondering–why is it I’ve never noticed them before? They are very striking.

]]> By: jlbussey http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12628 jlbussey Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12628 Yep. Red Twig Dogwood. We've got them all over the place around here. (Western Washington) Yep. Red Twig Dogwood. We’ve got them all over the place around here. (Western Washington)

]]> By: Sissy Willis http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12629 Sissy Willis Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12629 <A HREF="http://www.localharvest.org/store/item.jsp?id=2578" REL="nofollow">Pix for comparison</A> Pix for comparison

]]> By: Sissy Willis http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12630 Sissy Willis Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/04/12/calling-all-horticulturalists/#comment-12630 Off hand, I'd say Cornus sericea . . . Redosier Dogwood. Check to see if the branches are opposite --<A HREF="http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/ResBot/flor/WNY-Niag/WNYIntro.htm" REL="nofollow">MADCAPHORSE</A> is a botanist's easy reference to the major genera that are opposite as opposed to alternate branching: Maple, Ash, Dogwood, Caprifoliaceae and Horse Chestnut. Off hand, I’d say Cornus sericea . . . Redosier Dogwood. Check to see if the branches are opposite –MADCAPHORSE is a botanist’s easy reference to the major genera that are opposite as opposed to alternate branching: Maple, Ash, Dogwood, Caprifoliaceae and Horse Chestnut.

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