…To take a hike with oneforestfragment this Saturday.
Habitat Restoration in an Urban Forest Fragment Saturday 9/15 1:00 – 2:30
Join naturalist and forest steward Rosemary Bauman on this 1.5 hour hike, to learn what’s being done to revive native plant populations. Expect to see ripe Spicebush berries, hummingbirds in the jewelweed, and maybe a few last pawpaw fruits. $10/ $7 for members. Please call 458-1328 to register.
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It does cost you – but it’s worth it! Here’s a preview of things we may or may not see and hear, as well as many more unimagined wonders…
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shoreacres
If I could be there, I would be there, but I fear it’s a bit of a drive for a weekend! I’ll spend a little time browsing your site, instead.
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oneforestfragment
Thanks – you’ll be with us in spirit!
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tonytomeo
I just stopped by because the paw paw picture got my attention. I did not expect turtle porn. Oh my!
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oneforestfragment
It’s not an uncommon sight here – and actually he was not successful in courting her, perhaps because I disturbed them taking the picture. This is pretty much the first reaction of any male boxie upon encountering a female!
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tonytomeo
Of course! No one wants an audience for such matters!
I have an odd question about the paw paw. Do the trees smell bad while in bloom? Are they pollinated by flies? Okay, so that is two questions.
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oneforestfragment
The answer to both is yes. The flowers are colored dark red like meat and smell putrid. Found this on wildlifegardeers.org “Corwin Davis in Michigan watched his flowering trees day and night to find out how they were pollinated, and found that green bottle flies were the main pollinators. These flies are called “carrion flies” and he had to hang spoiled meat in the trees to attract them. (Of course this could attract buzzards, too.) Fortunately a man in Kansas used a different approach. He collected pawpaw pollen from several trees, mixed honey with it, and put a little dab of the mixture on pawpaw blossoms. Bees in the area discovered them and pollinated the trees like crazy, which gave him a fantastic crop. He’d bribed the bees to work trees they wouldn’t touch ordinarily.”
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tonytomeo
Well, if I go through the effort of growing paw paws, I will do so naturally, and let the flies do their job. Mixing pollen with honey is just too much work.
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