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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 tb Residents of north and south transport of buckthorn in birds eat and carry in their St.Anthonv 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 a buckthorn this fall.This program other landscape plants thriwa is funded by grams from the Assistance will be arAdA St.Anthony Park Association and roots,either chemically or those who want to participase the St Anthonv Park Garden mechanically,will be provided. are not able to cut down Club.On Saturday Nov.4,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 Sanm* to pick up and chip buckthorn. have a unique opportunity to help Oct 28,when volunteers wa Cut buckthorn trees and shrubs remove an invasive plant from assist homeowners.Looking; will be removed from property their neighborhood and thereby late fall volunteer opportunity owners'yards at no cost.Residents facilitate restoration of public We can use your help.Fill oars who want to take advantage of lands.How:When you remove the volunteer portion of the this service must have their buckthorn from your property, paree,Trion form and send it i 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 part of this Saturday event.That is the Property owners 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 cathartica) •Tallhedge or Columnar Glossy Buckthorn(Rhamnus frangula"Columnaris') •Fernleaf Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula"Asplenifolia") To participate in the roundup,residents must sign up in advance using the form on this page in the St.Anthonv Park .Associations ad.Specific instructions will be provided to each participant regarding stacking and pickup procedures. Participants can also obtain information on desirable reoiacement hedges for buckthorn.Information on how to kill the remaining srumps and