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• P A R K B U G L E 7 O C T O B E R 2 0 0 0 ■ SAP residents can help buck buckthorn by Mary Maguire Lerman The sale,planting and you remove the seed source di, Residents of north and south transport of buckthorn in birds cat and carry in their St.,Anthony Park have a droppings to other sites.And special opportunity to rid their Minnesota is prohibited as of when you remove buckthorn ,yards of the invasive woody plant Dec.31, 2000. your property,you will help yt buckthorn this fall.This program other landscape plants thrive is funded by grants from the Assistance will be availabi St.Anthonv Park Association and roots,either chemically or those who want to participau the St.Anthonv Park Garden mechanically,will be provided. are not able to cut down Club.On Sarurdav,Nov,a,a The deadline for signing up to buckthorn on their property truck and crew will drive down participate is Oct.23. A"Chop'Em Down Day"ha: St.Anthony Park streets,stopping St.Anthony Park residents been scheduled for Saturday to pick up and chip buckthorn. have a unique opportunity to help Oct 28,when volunteers wi8 Cut buckthorn trees and shrubs remove an invasive plant from assist homeowners.Looking it will be removed from property their neighborhood and thereby late fall volunteer oppommitvc owners'yards at no cost.Residents facilitate restoration of public We can use your help.Fill out • who want to take advantage of lands.Howe When you remove the volunteer portion of the this service must have their buckthorn from,your property, participation form and send it it buckthorn shrubs or trees cut and piled in their front yard by 7 a.m. on that Saturday.Only buckthorn that has been piled appropriately will be picked up and chipped. The tree service will not cut down buckthorn on properties as pin of this Saturday event.That is the property owner's responsibility. The three buckthorns listed below are now classified as noxious weeds by the state of Minnesota. The sale.planting and transport of these plants within the state of Minnesota is prohibited as of Dec.31,2000. Any and all of these three buckthorns qualify for the roundup chipping program: •Common Buckthorn Rhamnus c.athanicai •Tallhedge or Columnar Glossy Buckthorn(Rhamnus frangula"Columnaris") •Ferrileaf Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula"Asplenifolia') To participate in the roundup,residents must sign up in advance using the form on this page in the St.Anthony Park Associations ad.Specific instructions will be provided to • each participant pi regarding stackingg and pickup procedures. Participants can also obtain information on desirable replacement hedges for buckthorn.Information on how to kill the remaining stumps and