Comments on: Top Five Trees for Life Beyond Oil – #2 – Myrtus Ugni http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/31/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-2-myrtus-ugni/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 21 May 2012 18:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josh http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/31/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-2-myrtus-ugni/comment-page-1/#comment-58555 Josh Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:07:51 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=209#comment-58555 <p>I just bought one of these from Irish Seed Savers Can't wait to taste the fruit.It sounds fantastic.</p> I just bought one of these from Irish Seed Savers
Can’t wait to taste the fruit.It sounds fantastic.

]]> By: Anne http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/31/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-2-myrtus-ugni/comment-page-1/#comment-56183 Anne Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:43:30 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=209#comment-56183 <p>I was happy to find this page as I've often raved over this little plant. But the answer to why it's not planted more often is that it is not hardy. It will grow in West Cork and Cornwall, both places having a very mild climate, but (unless we're looking at a real future climate warming) hardly anywhere else in Britain unless protected.</p> I was happy to find this page as I’ve often raved over this little plant. But the answer to why it’s not planted more often is that it is not hardy. It will grow in West Cork and Cornwall, both places having a very mild climate, but (unless we’re looking at a real future climate warming) hardly anywhere else in Britain unless protected.

]]> By: Lucy Skywalker http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/31/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-2-myrtus-ugni/comment-page-1/#comment-54284 Lucy Skywalker Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:25:47 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=209#comment-54284 <p>I could only go forwards not backwards to find the other trees. This shrub article just emphasises my experience that it's difficult to find one's way around your wonderful blog and we need a place like <a href="http://www.greenworldtrust.org.uk" rel="nofollow">our website</a> tries to be, to consolidate the whole Transition info basis. But having said my gripe, and suggested my solution, here's the positive message: wonderful shrub! And… … our website has an even more valuable shrub for permaculture that looks similar (another rosaceae?) and almost nobody knows about it yet, but it's really important to get the word out because we’re going to need it. <a href="http://www.greenworldtrust.org.uk/TransPlanet/Aronia.htm" rel="nofollow"><b>Aronia.</b></a> Fascinating story. It was used by the native Americans who knew its extraordinary properties – preservative, health enhancer, and flavour enhancer. Then it got forgotten – until at the height of the Cold War a Russian scientist brought this plant back secretly and had it grown all over Poland – it was going to protect the troops from radiation when they nuked us – so the story goes. If you’re interested, contact me. I’ll be most happy to help get Aronia established here. It really does work wonders.</p> I could only go forwards not backwards to find the other trees. This shrub article just emphasises my experience that it’s difficult to find one’s way around your wonderful blog and we need a place like our website tries to be, to consolidate the whole Transition info basis. But having said my gripe, and suggested my solution, here’s the positive message: wonderful shrub! And…
… our website has an even more valuable shrub for permaculture that looks similar (another rosaceae?) and almost nobody knows about it yet, but it’s really important to get the word out because we’re going to need it.
Aronia.
Fascinating story. It was used by the native Americans who knew its extraordinary properties – preservative, health enhancer, and flavour enhancer. Then it got forgotten – until at the height of the Cold War a Russian scientist brought this plant back secretly and had it grown all over Poland – it was going to protect the troops from radiation when they nuked us – so the story goes. If you’re interested, contact me. I’ll be most happy to help get Aronia established here. It really does work wonders.

]]> By: Brad http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/31/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-2-myrtus-ugni/comment-page-1/#comment-54269 Brad Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:30:56 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=209#comment-54269 <p>Hi,</p> <p>I've obtained a few small plants, but nobody seems to know too much about them here. Apparently they fruit from their 3rd year. Do you know when to start pruning to obtain a hedge? As they grow or only after they fruit?</p> <p>Thanks</p> Hi,

I’ve obtained a few small plants, but nobody seems to know too much about them here. Apparently they fruit from their 3rd year. Do you know when to start pruning to obtain a hedge? As they grow or only after they fruit?

Thanks

]]> By: Rob http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/31/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-2-myrtus-ugni/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Rob Sun, 05 Feb 2006 22:06:29 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=209#comment-155 I can't, but [I know a man who can](http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/seeds2003.html"ART"). I can’t, but [I know a man who can](http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/seeds2003.html”ART”).

]]> By: Robert Alcock http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/31/top-five-trees-for-life-beyond-oil-2-myrtus-ugni/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Robert Alcock Sun, 05 Feb 2006 21:56:14 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=209#comment-154 Sounds great -- can you send me a few seeds please?? Sounds great — can you send me a few seeds please??

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