Brazilian Pepper trees need to be removed
Apparently Brazilian Pepper trees have been planted in the Grove post office lot as mitigation for the massacred mahogany trees.
Brazilian Pepper trees are being removed from locations in the state because they are not native and are very harmful to the other vegetation. They are banned, actually.
Who is in charge of the post office replanting? Anyone?
It's nonsense like this that started the problem in the first place. The US Post Office cannot be left to their own devices. They can't even run their own institution in the black, do we assume they know how to be arborists now?
Code Enforcement has no clue either.
Brazilian Pepper trees are being removed from locations in the state because they are not native and are very harmful to the other vegetation. They are banned, actually.
Who is in charge of the post office replanting? Anyone?
It's nonsense like this that started the problem in the first place. The US Post Office cannot be left to their own devices. They can't even run their own institution in the black, do we assume they know how to be arborists now?
Code Enforcement has no clue either.
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How about "Grapefruit" trees?
About time! Brazilian Pepper and Australian Pine must GO!
Sarnoff gets rid of Peacocks! Maybe he can help get rid of the Brazilian Pepper Trees!
huh?
Pardon my ignorance, but how does Sarnoff get rid of peacocks?
Any tourist who had ever gone on an Everglades tour knows about the evil scourge Brazilian Pepper. Where does the post office get their landscapers?
Gifted.....
UPDATE: A local tv channel contacted me about the peacocks. Apparently a local Miami official orchestrated this removal of the peacocks. More to come. Lots of livid people calling
me today (The Grape).
You can't buy Brazilian Pepper. I think they might have planted Dahoon Holly in the parking lot, but it's been a while since I was there. It has red berries too. Have any pictures?
Easiest way to find out if its pepper is to break a leaf. Smell it. If you feel like putting it on a steak its brazilian pepper
Reminds me of that project from last year to remove about 945 invasive trees and shrubs from Kennedy Park:
http://coconutgrovegrapevine.blogspot.com/2008/11/cleaning-up-shoreline-in-kennedy-park.html
Tax Payer dollars paid for a good comprehensive, private study, coordinated by Public Works and the Historic-Environmental organization. Mrs Liliana Dones was somewhat involved it seems. Most of the trees to be arradicated were painted in bright orange, last year.. Well, you can go anyday to Kennedy Park and still see them with some of the paint left, flourishing again, including the same nasty, invasive Seaside Mahoes, Brazilian Pepper trees, and a few other species. Most of them still there, blocking nice water views too. Some of them they just cut, instead of uprooting them properly, so they are coming back stronger than ever. They planted some nice Oaks though, but exactly what happened to the original project? I suspect red tape, disapearing funds and such, as usual. Carlos Iglesia
Hmm, native and invasive species...sounds similar to peacocks to me.
to answer your question "Who is in charge of the post office replanting? Anyone?"
Ultimately it is the same people who want to be in charge of your healthcare, the US Government!
If it actually is a Brazilian Pepper tree the species is legally prohibited from sale, transport, or planting in Florida, See: Noxious Weed List (F.A.C.) 5B-57.007 (5). Call the local office of the Florida Department of Agruiclture and Consumer Services.
The sap has made many folks sick, has the same affect as poision ivy for many people. But, it does grow very fast and is lush and people do use it as pepper in parts of the world.
I cannot imagine the city would allow Brazilian Pepper since it is in the process of removing and replacing them where they were in existence, most recently Kennedy Park. I will check with the trustworthy Jim McMaster to see if he can clarify.
thanks. Lili Dones
TreeWatch
USPS Post Master For Coconut Grove
David E. Boardman
E-mail: david.e.boardman@usps.gov
Okay post office tree crisis adverted... you can now resume the peacock-rustling crisis. please see below.
On Aug 31, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Jim McMaster wrote:
Lili,
The trees at the Post Office are Dahoon Holly. Native, good choice. The ones they installed are good trees. The females have berries so they may be mistaken for Brazilian pepper. There are no Brazilian pepper trees on the Post Office lot.
Jim
Brazilian pepper is classified as a class one invasive species (which means it is actually illegal to plant them). UF states that it "is one of the most aggressive and wide-spread of the invasive non-indigenous exotic pest plants in the State of Florida". God only knows how many seeds they have already spread.
The post office should be required to mitigate there own stupidity by planting some local natives that are threatened.
My recommendations:
lignum vitae-Guaiacum sanctum
Lycium carolinianum (Christmas Berry)
Simarouba glauca (Paradise Tree)
"I cannot imagine the city would allow Brazilian Pepper since it is in the process of removing and replacing them where they were in existence, most recently Kennedy Park. I will check with the trustworthy Jim McMaster to see if he can clarify.
thanks. Lili Dones
TreeWatch"
Can you please double at Kennedy Park? I still see tons of Brazillian Pepper, Seaside Mahoe and a several other non-indigenous, invasive pestilences there most mornings. The Kennedy Park erradication plan dates back to a year ago. 945 trees they said, ok, so they let the Aussie- Pines live, what about all of the others? Please go take a look! Tax dollars?
Carlos Iglesia
The brazilian pepper tree is a very effective parasite larvae and virus killer, it has anti helminth, antiviral and larvacide properties. Only wormy worm filled people would find this tree noxious.
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