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TT: Woodland Restoration
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Mark -
I don't know of any books on the subject of woodland restoration, but
I do know that the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL is working on both
prairie and woodland restorations - also the two regions in
combination (which is how they occur in the Chicago region), I was
really impressed when I visited last fall - they're even working on
burns in those woodland/prairie areas. So I do think that woodland
restoration has its proponents!
Diane Wilson
Lincoln, NE, soon relocating to Orange, VA
> I'm glad you posted! I always like hearing about prairie plantings. It
> seems that 'prairie restoration' is __slowly__ becoming an accepted
> landscape style. I wonder if 'woodland restoration' will ever become as
> trendy (trendy is a stretch, but someday). I have numerous books on
> Prairie Restoration, Wild Lawns, etc., but none that go into the same
> depth for woodlands. The Tallgrass Prairie Handbook is the latest to
> come down the pike, with sections for seeding, growing, planting, and
> caring for prairie plants. Anyone know of any book that covers forests
> restoration in that kind of detail? Most woodlands are not endangered
> like the prairie is and maybe that explains the lack of 'restoration'
> type books?
>
> BTW, Honeysuckle is the worst weed around here. Letting an area 'go'
> would result in a thicket of honeysuckle that prevents almost all other
> woody plants from growing, not to mention the damage this early leafer
> poses to woodland wildflowers.
>
> Mark Stephens
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