User contributions for Watlington

12 January 2024

• 03:4403:44, 12 January 2024 diff hist +486‎ N User:Watlington ‎ Created page with "I'm John A. Watlington, an Acton resident for over twenty years, and an Acton Land Steward for over 10 years. I became much more active in Acton's Conservation lands after spending almost a year in the Songjiang/Suzhou district of China, and realizing that the conservation land we had all around town was a gem. The interest in Invasive Plant Species followed soon after, as I started trying to identify what plants I was seeing and realized that many of them were NOT nat..."

10 January 2024

• 04:2004:20, 10 January 2024 diff hist +12‎ m Tree of Heaven ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 04:1904:19, 10 January 2024 diff hist +2,557‎ N Tree of Heaven ‎ Created page with "'''Ailanthus altissima''' (Wikipedia, [https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=AIAL USDA], GoBotany, [https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=3003 IPANE], [https://www.invasive.org/weedcd/pdfs/wow/tree-of-heaven.pdf USFS Weed of the Week!]) is a rapidly growing medium sized tree, up to 80ft. in height. It has large compound leaves, which resemble those of sumac but have a distinctive notch and an "eye" (gland) on e..." Tag: Visual edit
• 04:1804:18, 10 January 2024 diff hist +104‎ N File:Tree of Heaven Saplings.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 01:3801:38, 10 January 2024 diff hist +1,583‎ N Mugwort ‎ Created page with "thumb|Mugwort '''Artemisia Vulgaris''' ([https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LOBE USDA], Wikipedia, [https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/artemisia/vulgaris/ GoBotany], [https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=5148 IPANE], ''a.k.a.'' Common Wormwood ) is an invasive weed, which establishes a root network to spread itself. It spreads rapidly in disturbed areas. It is found throughout the world,..." Tag: Visual edit
• 01:0901:09, 10 January 2024 diff hist +41‎ N File:Mugwort.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 01:0801:08, 10 January 2024 diff hist +60‎ N File:Mugwort roots.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 00:5700:57, 10 January 2024 diff hist +22‎ N File:Mugwort Plant.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 00:5600:56, 10 January 2024 diff hist +55‎ N File:Mugwort Leaf.jpg ‎No edit summary current

9 January 2024

• 03:3203:32, 9 January 2024 diff hist +12‎ m Bush Honeysuckle ‎ Fixed link to brush piles current Tag: Visual edit
• 02:1502:15, 9 January 2024 diff hist +249‎ Girding ‎ Added Signage section current Tag: Visual edit
• 02:1102:11, 9 January 2024 diff hist +22‎ m Girding ‎ Added link to common buckthorn as another species successfully girded at GH Tag: Visual edit
• 02:1002:10, 9 January 2024 diff hist +12‎ Norway Maple ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 02:0902:09, 9 January 2024 diff hist +208‎ Girding ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 02:0302:03, 9 January 2024 diff hist +1,680‎ N Girding ‎ Created page with "Girding a tree is a way of efficiently killing a tree. The idea is to destroy the path for nutrients to return to the tree roots from its leaves, while leaving intact the ability for leaves to get water and nutrients from the roots. While this can take a couple of years to kill the tree, it works well. Just cutting down a Norway Maple tree will not hurt the roots. They will immediately start regrowing shoots, and if these are not cut multiple times the tree will ev..." Tag: Visual edit
• 00:1800:18, 9 January 2024 diff hist +79‎ m Garlic Mustard ‎ Added photo of root structures Tag: Visual edit
• 00:1600:16, 9 January 2024 diff hist +83‎ N File:Garlic Mustard Roots.jpg ‎No edit summary current

8 January 2024

• 21:5721:57, 8 January 2024 diff hist +1,853‎ N Brush Piles ‎ Created page with "When removing invasive plant species, one of the first questions that comes up is: what do we do with the removed plant material ? The answer is that we create brush piles. If you just distribute the cut material, you make it harder to see what might be left to remove, as well as making returns trips to the area harder. Brush piles create beneficial habitat for small animals, as the invasive thickets which they were living in are removed. Quoting item 4 in the [http..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 03:0403:04, 8 January 2024 diff hist +289‎ N Common Practices ‎ Created page with "These are common practices used in dealing with invasive species: * Brush Piles * Girding to kill larger woody plants * [https://trails.actonma.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Welcome-to-the-Acton-Land-Stewardship-Committee-A-Guide-for-Stewards.pdf LSC Steward's Guidebook]" Tag: Visual edit
• 02:5602:56, 8 January 2024 diff hist +23‎ Main Page ‎ Added top level page for invasives removal common practices. Tag: Visual edit
• 02:5502:55, 8 January 2024 diff hist +3‎ m Invasive Plants Around Acton ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 02:5402:54, 8 January 2024 diff hist +1,730‎ N Norway Maple ‎ Created page with "thumb|Norway Maple Leaf Norway Maple is an invasive tree which quickly replaces native trees. It sprouts leaves earlier than native maples and maintains them later in the fall. It is identified by having additional major leaf lobes (five instead of three) and its smooth bark. Another feature is that it has seed pods which are almost 160 degrees apart from one another (native maples have seed pods much close..." Tag: Visual edit

2 January 2024

• 03:5603:56, 2 January 2024 diff hist +465‎ m Bush Honeysuckle ‎ Added links Tag: Visual edit

31 December 2023

• 20:3320:33, 31 December 2023 diff hist +440‎ m Bush Honeysuckle ‎ Added some photos Tag: Visual edit

24 December 2023

• 01:5401:54, 24 December 2023 diff hist +61‎ m Identifying Local Elm Trees ‎No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 01:4301:43, 24 December 2023 diff hist −90‎ Identifying Local Elm Trees ‎ Added more photos Tag: Visual edit

23 December 2023

• 00:3500:35, 23 December 2023 diff hist +236‎ m Identifying Local Elm Trees ‎ Added some pictures Tag: Visual edit

22 December 2023

• 06:2506:25, 22 December 2023 diff hist +53‎ m Identifying Local Elm Trees ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 06:2406:24, 22 December 2023 diff hist +672‎ Identifying Local Elm Trees ‎ Added English Elm Tag: Visual edit
• 06:0206:02, 22 December 2023 diff hist +3,684‎ N Identifying Local Elm Trees ‎ Created page with "While the American Elm tree was devastated by the "Dutch" Elm Disease, there are other species of Elm trees, both native and invasive, growing around Acton. right|frameless|248x248px Elm trees all have one leaf per node (alternate), and simple leaves with toothed edges. The base of the leaf is cordate (heart-shaped), and '''asymmetric'''. (If the base is symmetric, you are probably looking at a Birch tree) The different Elms are co..." Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1703:17, 22 December 2023 diff hist +33‎ N Other Plants Around Acton ‎ Created page with "* Identifying Local Elm Trees" Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1603:16, 22 December 2023 diff hist +32‎ Main Page ‎ Added link to top level page for non-invasive plants around Acton, to store information such as Native Elm Tree identification guide Tag: Visual edit
• 03:1403:14, 22 December 2023 diff hist +2,099‎ Garlic Mustard ‎ Added common mis-identifications Tag: Visual edit

15 December 2023

• 06:2106:21, 15 December 2023 diff hist +1,091‎ N Bush Honeysuckle ‎ Rough first pass, wo links Tag: Visual edit
• 05:3605:36, 15 December 2023 diff hist +2,407‎ N Garlic Mustard ‎ Created page with "'''Alliaria petiolata''' ( [https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ALPE4 USDA], Wikipedia, [https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/alliaria/petiolata/ GoBotany], [https://cisma-suasco.org/invasive/garlic-mustard/ CISMA] ) right|frameless|400x400px Garlic Mustard shoots up in thickets up to 3ft. in height from basal rosettes in both gras..." Tag: Visual edit
• 05:0405:04, 15 December 2023 diff hist 0‎ Japanese Barberry ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 05:0305:03, 15 December 2023 diff hist +152‎ Japanese Barberry ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 04:5904:59, 15 December 2023 diff hist +52‎ m Invasive Plants Around Acton ‎ Added links for all entries. Added Garlic Mustard! Tag: Visual edit
• 04:5404:54, 15 December 2023 diff hist 0‎ m Japanese Barberry ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 04:5304:53, 15 December 2023 diff hist +2,535‎ N Japanese Barberry ‎ Created page with "'''Berberis thunbergii''' [ [https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BETH USDA], Wikipedia, [https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/berberis/thunbergii/ GoBotany], [https://cisma-suasco.org/invasive/japanese-barberry/ CISMA] ] right|frameless|300x300px Japanese Barberry is a small deciduous shrub from 2-4 ft. tall (although a 10 ft. tall shrub was found growing in the edge of the..." Tag: Visual edit
• 02:2602:26, 15 December 2023 diff hist +531‎ m Multiflora Rose ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 02:1602:16, 15 December 2023 diff hist +739‎ Asian Bittersweet ‎ Added pictures and more links current Tag: Visual edit

14 December 2023

• 05:1305:13, 14 December 2023 diff hist +3,158‎ N Asian Bittersweet ‎ First pass. Still needs images Tag: Visual edit

9 December 2023

• 04:2604:26, 9 December 2023 diff hist +428‎ m Arboretum ‎ Added section on American Ems Tag: Visual edit
• 02:1702:17, 9 December 2023 diff hist +86‎ N File:Arboretm.jpg ‎No edit summary current

27 November 2023

• 03:2803:28, 27 November 2023 diff hist +2,743‎ N Multiflora Rose ‎ Created page with "thumb Rosa Multiflora ([https://cisma-suasco.org/invasive/multiflora-rose/ CISMA], [https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ROMU USDA], Wikipedia, [https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/rosa/multiflora/ GoBotany] , [https://www.invasive.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3071 Invasives.org] ) Multiflora Rose is a densely spreading perennial shrub that can grow up to 15 ft. tall...." Tag: Visual edit
• 02:2902:29, 27 November 2023 diff hist −5‎ m Great Hill ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 01:4901:49, 27 November 2023 diff hist +301‎ Arboretum ‎ Added work done to the Wood Ln. meadow in late Nov. 2023. Tag: Visual edit

27 October 2023

• 22:0722:07, 27 October 2023 diff hist +91‎ m Arboretum ‎ Added some invasives to the list, at Bettina's suggestion Tag: Visual edit

20 October 2023

• 03:4103:41, 20 October 2023 diff hist +2,638‎ N Arboretum Area D ‎ Created page with "The Acton Arboretum has an area adjacent to the parking lot which has long been ignored. An attempt to clear invasive plants from this area was started in 2022. thumb|637x637px == Area 1 - Adjacent to Parking == This area adjacent to the parking lot, bounded by a boulder covered drop-off, was infested with Asian Bittersweet, growing over the Bush Honeysuckle, as well as Garlic Mustard underneath. Clearing was sta..." Tag: Visual edit