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[IBC] Allelopathy Alert
Most of you are familiar with the allelopathy of black walnuts.
Allelopathy is the tendency of a plant to produce chemicals which kill or stunt neighboring plants of other species. I have been growing the miniature rush, Juncus maximowiczii, which makes a cute companion plant. Other Juncus species have been implicated in allelopathy, but I have not found a reference for this particular one. However, I have found a couple of times that when a clump of it in a group planting got to a substantial size, the nearest tree went downhill. So I would recomment not planting it in a bonsai. It should do fine as a separately potted accent plant. Thanks, Iris. I hadn't heard of the alleopathy issue relating to Juncus species. It makes sense, however, when you see that vast miles of Juncus salt marsh along the coat. There are VERY few other plants growing there. At least some magnolia species also repel close neighbors. Beech, F. grandifolia, may, but that may only be because of the thick layer of dead leaves under them. The tiny rushes that grow as weeds in the yard do make nice little accents, and I was going to add a couple to a Ilex vomitoria penjing that I'm developing. I'll rethink. ;-) Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mark Zimmerman++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Allelopathy Alert
Xref: kermit rec.arts.bonsai:71780
"Jim Lewis" wrote in message news:000701c3e036$38171b00$d8112cc7@pavilion... At least some magnolia species also repel close neighbors. Beech, F. grandifolia, may, but that may only be because of the thick layer of dead leaves under them. Not because of the leaves. It's the thick shade. Herbs that precede beech leaves do well in spring in spite of the leaf layer on the ground. After that, only yews can stand it. |
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