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  1. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Bush Honeysuckle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-68

    seeds, which are disseminated primarily by birds. While honeysuckle fruit is abundant and rich in ... carbohydrates it lacks the high-fat and nutrient-rich content that most of our native plants provide migrating ... underside (Morrow), or lacking hair on the underside (Tartarian). Stems —grayish-brown, with short hairs on ...

  2. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio's Forests: Autumn Olive and Russian Olive

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-69-11

    fragrant (Figure 3). Fruits  Autumn olive: ¼-inch silvery, juicy berries dotted with brown scales that ... Russian olive:  3/8- to ½-inch long, elliptical, dry, mealy yellow-brown berries with silvery scales that ... viable in the soil for approximately three years. Twigs Silvery or golden brown, scaly when young, often ...

  3. Hobby Maple Syrup Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-36

    water content before the boiling process even starts. The new tapping guidelines developed at the ... is to use only hot water and elbow grease. You may already have some of the items needed for this ... If they are brown in color you have hit some dead wood. If this happens then you should wait to see ...

  4. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Ailanthus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-65

    —stout, light chestnut brown, smooth to velvety with large tan bumps (lenticels) and a spongy pith, ... —winged fruit (samara), color ranges from yellow green to reddish brown, containing single seed, born in ... solution of 2% herbicide in water (vol/vol) when leaves are green; add a surfactant if not in herbicide. ...

  5. Using Local Woodlot Lumber

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-9-03

    bending strength and excellent nail holding capacity. White oak is an excellent material for water tanks ... dry and is excellent for turning.   Table 2: Common Hardwoods Species Uses Wood Characteristics Drying ... heavy, strong, uniform texture, grain can be interlocked, attractive quarter-sawn, wears well under water ...

  6. Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-50

    important, a group of black gum trees, which turn brilliant red in the fall, might all be potential crop ... trees. In an unmanaged woodland, competition among trees for light, water, and nutrients is often severe ... more insect and disease resistant, grow faster, and produce additional landowner benefits.   In ...

  7. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Privet (Ligustrum spp.)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-103

    paintbrush. Both water-carried and oil-carried herbicides can be used for cut stump applications (Table 3). ... Herbicides carried in water should be applied to the outer 1/3 of the top of the stump within minutes of ... of herbicide in water as directed on label. Apply when leaves are green and actively growing. ...

  8. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35

    established in rich, moist soils along roadside ditches, stream banks, vacant farmland, and fence and tree ... as water is an important link to giant hogweed establishment and proliferation. Ohio’s population of ... that occur during normal winters in Ohio. Seeds can remain viable in the soil for many years. Water ...

  9. Ripe Rot of Grape

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-0052

    Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster Ripe rot is a late-season ... disease that primarily occurs in warm, moist, growing regions in the southeastern United States. However, ... during fruit maturation. The disease is caused by multiple species of the fungus Colletotrichum. Ripe rot ...

  10. Food Preservation: Freezing Fruits

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5349

    light-colored fruits with ascorbic acid to prevent enzymatic browning. Selecting and Washing Fruits Fully ripe ... in cold water. This step can also reduce bacteria and pesticide residue. Drain and rinse several ... grease, and water not susceptible to becoming brittle and cracking at low temperatures able to protect ...

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