[birdky] Re: BKY: RFI - Can anyone identify this bush?
- From: Chad Wilson <chadwilson25@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dssvetich@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:00:03 -0600
Thanks for the help, everyone. A lot of people have mentioned Privet and
from the pictures I see I think that is the correct name. Wikipedia tells
me that they are mildly poisonous to humans which is bad because I picked
off a couple and ate them myself thinking that if the birds could handle
them then so could I. I guess it must take more than a few because I didnt
notice anything other than they didnt taste the best.
Thanks again!
Chad Wilson
Bowling Green
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Susan Svetich <dssvetich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I agree that Privit is one of the last plants you should consider because
> of its invasive nature but if you want a
> nice alternative that will give you a feeding frenzy of Mockingbirds and
> Thrushes I would go with Ilex Decidua, common name
> Possomhaw. The bast all around fruiting tree to attract Cedar Waxwings,
> Tanangers, Orioles, etc is clearly the Mulberries, Russian and American.
> Hackberries and Black Cherries are excellent for later in the year. The
> advantage to Mulberries, according to my wife, is that along with
> attracting all of these birds you can pick the berries yourself for jam or
> cobbler as they are a wonderful, full flavored berry.
> Good luck with your planting.
>
> Dave Svetich
> Lexington, KY
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 11:30 AM, John D. Mardis <jdmskylark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
>> looks like common wild privet to me (lingustrum vulgare). . . would this
>> have evolved from Chinese 'take-out' by way of European traveling birds ?
>> Like the man said, it has been
>> declared an invading nuisance species by the UGA botanists down here in
>> Jawja, who
>> have asked citizens to help eradicate to minimize its smothering out of
>> our dwindling natives.
>>
>> jd mardis
>> bowling green, ky
>> and suwanee, ga
>> ve nature
>>
>> --- On *Sun, 1/24/10, T. Travis Brown <travisbrown00@xxxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: T. Travis Brown <travisbrown00@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [birdky] Re: BKY: RFI - Can anyone identify this bush?
>> To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 9:55 AM
>>
>>
>> I'm going to guess Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense). It has opposite
>> branches and dark berries that should still be around this time of year.
>> Unfortunately, it is a non-native exotic shrub that displaces native
>> species, and readily escapes ornamental plantings. It's somewhat similar to
>> bush honeysuckle in this respect.. Serviceberry, spicebush, arrowwood
>> viburnum, or some other native species would be a much better choice for
>> planting! Here's a good website on this
>>
>> http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativegardening/alternatives.shtml
>>
>>
>>
>> T. Travis Brown
>> ttravis.brown00@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Chad Wilson" [chadwilson25@xxxxxxxxx]
>> Date: 01/23/2010 10:35 PM
>> To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [birdky] BKY: RFI - Can anyone identify this bush?
>>
>> I am hoping that someone can identify this bush/shrub in this photo. I
>> was out taking photos in Bowling Green a few days ago along the river and
>> this bush was everywhere. You can see the berries that it produces and they
>> seem irresistible to the Hermit Thrush and Mockingbirds. There are probably
>> a lot more that like to eat it and I would like to get an ID so I can
>> possibly get some to plant along the edge of a wooded lot behind my house in
>> hopes of attracting Cedar Waxwings.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Chad Wilson
>> Bowling Green
>>
>>
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