On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 17:40:27 GMT, Rick Toomey
<toomey at museum.state.il.us> wrote:
Definitions seem to differ about what is a native plant or not.
For instance in Minnesota Native Plant Terminology they say:
"Exotic Species
Federal Rule
All species of plants and animals not naturally occurring, either
presently or historically, in any ecosystem of the United
States. [Executive Order No. 11987, 42 Federal Register 26949]
Acer platanoides, Norway maple, is an exotic species. It is native
from Norway south as far as Switzerland.
By this rule, Pinus resinosa, red or Norway pine, is not an exotic
species, although it is not native to either the prairie or
the hardwood ecosystems of southern or western Minnesota.
Native Species
Federal Rule
All species of plants and animals naturally occurring, either
presently or historically, in any ecosystem of the United States.
[Executive Order No. 11987, 42 Federal Register 26949] "
Ref.: http://www.mnstac.org/RFC/nativedef.htm
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educators, representatives of community, nonprofit
and business organizations and private citizens. A direct result
of the committee's work is the development of a
working relationship among the agencies principally responsible
for state-wide programs: University of Minnesota
Extension and research), Minnesota Departments of Agriculture,
Natural Resources, and Transportation.
>Hello,
>>CorK wrote:
>>> Up till now the City of Ashland has not take any action to try to
>> save the monumental 100 years old Ginkgo that is one of the few old
>> and female Ginkgos in the USA and deserves our respect and protection.
>> It is also a native tree looking at the fossil record in the western
>> part of the US.
>>NO, the fossil record does not support the idea that
>Gingko biloba is a native tree to Oregon.
>
