At Cahawba,Alabama,  there was a town ordinance that required residents to
plant china berries between the sidewalk and the street.  Circa 1820.
Needless to say, linear patterns of china berry descendants is a good
indicator of street locations (which is helpful since the original town plan
was not tied into the township/range system  and therefore impossible to tie
to a real spot on the ground. 

Linda Derry 

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Subject: Vegetation and Historic Sites

Some of my fellow investigators have informed me over the years to look for
Iris and Rose plants as well as China Berry trees. Pioneers brought all
three with them as they moved West for they are fast growing from small
plantings. So far the China Berry idea has been pretty accurate in locating
old homesteads.

 

DP

 

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