Ruth,
What is the difference between wild roses and bittersweet?  Are they
similar?  I have about a mile of grass covered trails which I keep
hedged and in some places the bittersweet now forms a tunnel.  The
Russian Olives are in bloom now and very fragrant, we get the
bittersweet next.
Best,
Leland

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From: When I'm in NH I'm a tourist. Ruth
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Subject: Wild roses


Dad worked in the nursery/landscape business for several years.  He said
wild rose/rosa multiflora was one of the worst weeds going.  Some
nurseries sell it as "living hedge," don't buy it, it is nearly
impossible to get rid of.  There is quite a lot of it in my MIL's
pasture, hubby can just get through it with the tractor and mower to mow
it off.  Ruth


At 12:35 PM -0400 6/3/03, Rudy Christian wrote:
>>Turns out instead that it was a wild rose that was growing out of the
>>bottom of the patio, where the chipmunk likes to play.   -Pam<<



This soggy, cold, wet spring actually is good for one thing ;) getting
rid of wild roses. We wrap a sling around them just above the root ball
and yank 'em out roots and all with the back hoe. They're actually
pretty spectacular on the top of a ten foot bonfire!



Rudy

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