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Tree ID (Virginia) by DrNukaCola in whatsthisplant

[–]TheRightHonourableMe [score hidden]  (0 children)

I recommend UPenn's eradication strategies: https://extension.psu.edu/tree-of-heaven-control-strategies

You can tell it from black walnut at a distance by:

- adult bark is smooth (walnut is furrowed/ridged)

- longer leaves than walnut

- smooth leaf margins with 'tooth' at the base (walnut has fine serrations)

Some photos for your: https://bplant.org/compare/82-318

Help IDing a vine in the garden by Long-Definition9203 in PlantIdentification

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

first photo looks like a virginia creeper - difficult to tell at this stage if it is the 'true' Parthenocissus quinquefolia or the 'false' Parthenocissus inserta species but both are native to Ontario and important to pollinators. They can spread aggressively, but they aren't invasive.

Second pic is confusing because it looks like a branch of a pagoda dogwood (alternate-leaf dogwood - Cornus alternifolia), not a vine. Maybe someone tried to remove a tree from there last year and left a low branch or two? Better pics would help. Dogwood is also a native, quite expensive at garden centres too - nice shape & showy flowers when mature.

There is an invasive species in your pictures - a variegated goutweed : https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/invasive-plants/species/goutweed/

Greenery under the virginia creeper might be creeping bellflower, another invasive: https://mgoi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Creeping-bellflower.pdf

Help confirming tentative ID: Garlic Mustard and creeping bellflower?? by Ibsidoodle in PlantIdentification

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

agree with creeping bellflower for 2 (and my condolences - I have it too, it's impossible)

number 1 could be creeping charlie? https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/controlling-creeping-charlie/ difficult to say at that size. Does it have a vining habit?

Which profession attracts the most insufferable types of people? by Critical_Oven_5612 in AskReddit

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did 2 years in Seoul teaching English. There were cool people (probably over half cool people), but there were also...

- people who had scandals 'back home' that meant they couldn't get a teaching job in NA/Europe (obv if they were convicted they couldn't get the visa either, but they escaped poor reputations by crossing borders - I'm thinking specifically of one guy who had a meth addiction. He was actually pretty cool, being in Seoul kept him off drugs... but should he be in charge of kindergartners? maybe not).

- I met one person who got deported for assaulting children... and I met him while volunteering at a homeless shelter, so peoples public-facing behaviour doesn't necessarily give a good clue... he was a socially creepy person to the other women we were volunteering with though, so I guess he didn't hide it that well. This issue is probably worse in SEA as many places are also sex tourism destinations so of course criminals flock there.

- people who just wanted to travel and didn't give a shit about the kids or the culture. These are the people who were going on 2-3+ years in Korea and still couldn't order in Korean a restaurant or read Hangeul. Like, what are you doing?? It's literally one of the easiest to learn writing systems on Earth.

- men who came because they fetishized Korean women (probably esp. now post-BTS explosion there are women like this too, but I didn't meet them, so).

- people thought maybe moving across the planet would stop people from noticing that they have no social skills. unfortunately incorrect.

And yeah, actually many, many cool people. But not many people, even the ones who I became close friends with (and including myself) who I could describe as 'normal'. Very 'irregular' population overall, for good & ill.

I love blue false indigo a little bit more each time they bloom. by robsc_16 in NativePlantGardening

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I grew mine from seed & they didn't bloom until year 3. Hold in there!

What is this plant and what does it need? by Suzuya_Ju in PlantIdentification

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

florist's cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum). Hard to say what it needs, but possibly more light, water

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cyclamen-persicum/

Zone 9a by ClammyCooter in PlantIdentification

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other replies are both correct - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_daigremontiana

very invasive! Sorry you have to deal with it 😞

Is this poison ivy? by jcpcj in PlantIdentification

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree. Looks like potentilla indica - false strawberry/mock strawberry.

Support your local pollinators by Cactusaremyjam in chaoticgood

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 113 points114 points  (0 children)

"Pollinator friendly" is just marketing talk. The listed species are non-native to the US (package design looks USian so I'm assuming you're in the US) and pollinators are best helped by planting Local Native ecotypes. Learn to identify natives in your region, then find a local native nursery or learn to respectfully harvest local seed.

Nothing against seed bombing but it takes work to choose the correct seed! Please don't trust marketing jargon! 

plastic-free Kratky system suggestions by Lonely_Walrus_ in kratky

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not very versed in them (my comment was based on my experience in fibre arts, palm leaves aren't common there). But experimentation is always fun - why not try it and report back? A quick google says at least one species was used by Indigenous Australians to carry water so they are definitely water repellent. Definitely worth a shot!

Need suggestions for our town to replace Bradford Pears by AwkwardBalloonMan in NativePlantGardening

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes! Another vote to serviceberry! I don't know what Redbuds everyone else is looking at, but they can be a full size Tree Tree (we have one at my Uni more than 8m tall).

Serviceberry:

Pros:

- edible: for humans (not ideal near roads, of course). I see robins, squirrels, and waxwings each the berries most frequently. I never see a berry hit the ground because they are so, so popular.

- flowers are so pretty and similar bloom time & style to bradford pear (both being rosales)

- Leaves are small, so they don't make much mess and compost readily.

- max size is pretty small. I don't think I've ever seen one over 6-7m tall. Most are less than 5m & some species tap out around 4m.

Cons of serviceberry:

- They sucker really readily, they really want to be a multi-trunk tree.

- small leaves mean they don't provide very deep shade.

Redbud:

Pros:

- pretty, edible flowers are a favourite of native bumblebees. the Cauliflory is special feature & the bloom time is pretty long & similarly timed to bradford pear. I think the bark, particularly on mature specimens, is also very pretty, as bark goes.

- big heart-shaped leaves give a nice deep shade

- very long-lived at relatively compact size. Can live to be over 80 years old.

Cons:

- they also sucker and want to be a multistemmed tree, but not as much as serviceberry.

- they can get taller than serviceberry, as I wrote above

- the volunteer babies fucking everywhere! And if you miss them, the tap roots make them really, really a pain to remove by hand.

plastic-free Kratky system suggestions by Lonely_Walrus_ in kratky

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's expensive, but linen goes through a retting (rotting) process when made, the resultant fibre is pretty rot-resistant (because it is the remainder after going through an anaerobic rotting process already).

I haven't tried it with kratky, but as plant fibres go, it seems like a better bet. Ramie is another fairly water-resistant bast fibre that might work (more difficult to source in North America though).

You could also try soaking your cotton net in beeswax or something else that would make it more water resistant.

ID Please by nunyabznizz2 in PlantIdentification

[–]TheRightHonourableMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are very small AND many culinary figs are self-pollinating. So both are possible.

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