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George Heaton

U.S.
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Carnivorous plants and other endangered or threatened plants of northwest Florida are what I can answer questions about. Germination of seeds, growing instructions and other care facts are available from me.

Robin

U.S.
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I can answer questions relating to the identification, growing and ethnobotany of native plants in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States, particularly the Great Lakes Region. I am not so good with grasses and I cannot answer questions related to the West Coast or the deep South. Please, don't ask me about nursery ornamentals. I have no interest whatsoever in keeping up with the nursery trade.

Edward Young

U.S.
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Strictly limited to......1) Chaparral shrubs and pinyon-oak woodlands from San Bernardino area foothills to the Victorville High Desert region of southern California. 2) Identification and taxonomic placement assistance for wildflowers of Oklahoma's Great Plains.

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2009-11-14 Western Hemlock:

Well I am not so sure what level of paper you are writing, but the general idea would be to focus half of your discussion on the biochemistry and cycling of Nitrogen to include "fixation" and the role

2009-10-22 Sarrancenia:

Hello Shane, The 3 plants you mention are hybrids and don't appear in nature much above Eufala, Alabama, if that far north. They do need a domancy period to become and stay healthy plants but in areas

2009-10-14 nut trees and berries:

Each species is different. As a general rule, the nuts start to ripen and fall as the leaves start to change color. By the time the leaves fall, most of the nuts have fallen. Most berries are done by autumn

2009-10-14 Corn:

Well corn needs water and water is water. It's H20 and I'm not sure there's different kinds or at least I don't know what you mean by that. Most of the nutrients it gets is from the soil and it must be

2009-10-02 San Bernardino Foothills Native/Indigenous growth/seeds:

Eva, I am answering this only because I have a partial answer and mostly a re-direction for you. Although I have my own ideas about revegetating a natural area, I would in this case direct you to someone

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