Dear Lyle,

all i can say is that my area of Bucks County, PA is becoming inundated
with bamboo and it is simply amazing how fast the stands are spreading and
i don't know if i've even heard of any local community concern - but i've
watched it migrate down route 413 it's pretty amazing.

kev

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Lyle E. Browning <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Tangent Warning:
>
> I have again encountered a Poncirus trifoliata in my surveys, fortunately
> not up close and personal, but from a revisited and updated survey I did in
> 1991. So, in looking up when it entered use in the USA, nobody got nuttin,
> apart from generalities. A native of China and Korea and able to stand cold
> weather. OK, fine. But it's all over the south and mid-west and is used as
> a hedge at Fort Knox. This thing has thorns that do serious damage at least
> 10 feet before they stick you and they go through anything.
>
> In general my question is: has anyone done a list of plants that have
> immigrated to North America and when their first mention in the lit or
> other notice was recorded?
>
> Tulips and daffodils were once more valuable than gold. Other plants have
> medicinal as well as "keep away" values, as is seen if you Google the nasty
> little plant. Vinca major and Vinca minor area associated with ornamental
> beds and with graveyards. Poinsettias come from the Mexican War if I
> remember correctly and Yucca is either the Sp-Am War or perhaps western
> expansion.
>
> My long way around question is whether anyone has done a list of plants
> and when they first appear? And if so, is it computerized?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Lyle Browning, RPA
>



-- 
kevin m. donaghy
graduate student
Temple University
Department of Anthropology