anyone growing NJ Tea w Black Walnut?

[will-o-wisp]

You might be right about the origins of the plant not being local. It is very hard to find native plants in NJ that actually come from the local plants. I bought the 2 NJ teas from Rarefind Nursery in Jackson NJ which is south of me in the Pine barrens and I'm in the Piedmont area. I went back recently to get a male plant for my female (all cultivars) Ilex glabras (inkberries) and found that some plants come from a native plant nursery in Wisconsin. What local natives they had growing wild in the surrounding areas, like comptonia, where pine barren plants.
I think my area of NJ has been stripped of natives starting in the 1700's when the first colonists plundered the forest for a thriving lumber industry, then paper mills. What wasn't destroyed by industry and over developement was eaten by the deer.

On a more positive note the 14 acres of forest that is fenced off from the twice culled deer is starting to regrow. But since this forest is part of the park system it was also heavily planted in the past by the famous Olmstead firm. Lots and lots of Rhododendrons ,etc. I'm hoping we will start to find more and more natives as the deer and the invasives are removed.
Oh boy, I'm completely off topic.

[amelanchier]

Originally Posted by Equilibrium

Ya, that constitutes weeding amelanchier. Those amur honeysuckles look alot like privet don't you think? I do.

Oh yes, absolutely, no question. The honeysuckle leafs out a bit earlier, but by mid-summer they almost look identical, especially to the people who own them I'm sure. I mean, it would be so easy to have an accident or two, or 15, and really, who could blame me?

[Equilibrium]

I bet I know which wholesaler they came from. They're coming from Reeseville Ridge. He sells to Forest Farm too. I wouldn't think dieback would occur from that reach. I would have thought it might have been a possibility if your plants were coming from TN or GA or any of the southeastern states. He's a good guy. He might know the answer. Do you want to call him and ask him what he thinks? I can private message you his phone number if you would like. I'm really glad they had the foresight to fence off the area from bambis.

They DO look almost identical. They're woody and they're green and they both leaf out early. I wouldn't blame you... easy for me to speak since I wouldn't dream of going on a recognizance mission after any of my neighbors' beloved burning bushes. I can dream of doing this with a big smile on my face but another thing to really do it no matter how much I hate the work those plants make for me.

[amelanchier]

Haha... Yeah, I was being a tad facetious there. I wouldn't actually go around killing the neighbors' hedge. But I might print some things out & show them to them sometime. Fairly low on the priority list, though, as I'm sure they'd want something to replace the hedge with. (My suggestion to them would be black chokeberry.)

[gbreadman]

Originally Posted by Equilibrium

easy for me to speak since I wouldn't dream of going on a recognizance mission after any of my neighbors' beloved burning bushes. I can dream of doing this with a big smile on my face but another thing to really do it no matter how much I hate the work those plants make for me.

Just think of what fun you'll have on Halloween...you can dress up, walk to each front door, yell "trick or treat!"...then when walking back out, pull the "trick" and dump a few cups of semi-concentrated glyphosate under each bush...

Although their lineup is not 100% native, I was very satisfied with my buying experience from Reeseville Ridge...I was extremely happy with the serviceberry plugs I got a couple weeks ago. They even shipped the items before I paid, and were all in great condition when they arrived. Their list follows, they promptly respond to emails, and they also take PayPal, to boot. I will be ordering several dozen more shrubs for a couple hundred sq feet I'm digging up (lawn is over-rated!)

Reeseville Ridge Nursery

Dan

[Equilibrium]

Reeseville is a superb nursery and he is honest and upfront about which species are native and which aren't when asked. He wholesales to Forest Farm.

[gbreadman]

I had completely found him by accident online. Was looking for something and just decided the website gave a good vibe. Didn't even know he was mentioned here until I did a keyword search.

Dan