In article <3a269eb4.12975873 at news.xs4all.nl>,
kwantenzap at xs4all.nl (CorK) wrote:
> 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> MnSTAC consists of state, county and local officials, scientists,
> 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.
>> >
>> Who gives a you-know-what if the Ginkgo is a "native" or not!!! It
IS one of the oldest trees known to man and this one and any other tree
that has lived for 100 years deserves to be protected!! The builders of
this world need to learn to be more responsible in how they treat this
land.
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