Because “sterile” exotics often have a seed production rate at >0% in the best scenarios.
Why introduce an invasive species into the environment when there are plenty of natives that will do the trick?
Stop being so lax with noxious weed contamination risks.
Treevan has my respect. He’s got a lot for experience/knowledge on reclamation and permaculture.
That said, we come at things from two very different view points. I work exclusively with natural systems and minimal inputs/mgt as we are going in, establishing veg, and walking away.
He has more of an agro/forestry/intensive mgt perspective which can work, but I’m just not used to thinking like that.
See also: bioengineering.
As stated, use native plants only
Why?
There are sterile exotics that work that are exceptional at this job, much better than natives.
Stop being so black and white.
The Bradford pear was considered sterile. Until it wasn’t.
It’s always the same anecdote.
I’m sorry that you have to deal with Bradford Pear. It’s something we don’t deal with because we live in a different climate.
Because “sterile” exotics often have a seed production rate at >0% in the best scenarios.
Why introduce an invasive species into the environment when there are plenty of natives that will do the trick? Stop being so lax with noxious weed contamination risks.
Treevan has my respect. He’s got a lot for experience/knowledge on reclamation and permaculture.
That said, we come at things from two very different view points. I work exclusively with natural systems and minimal inputs/mgt as we are going in, establishing veg, and walking away.
He has more of an agro/forestry/intensive mgt perspective which can work, but I’m just not used to thinking like that.
No, I’m 99.9% native work. Always have been.
But we use one tool in the sub and tropics that is beyond anything else and hasn’t “escaped” in 80 years of use.
Because it’s my job.