Comments on: Giant Ragweed; the Mystery Plant Identified http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/giant-ragweed-the-mystery-plant-identified/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:16:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Heap http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/giant-ragweed-the-mystery-plant-identified/#comment-104271 David Heap Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:23:16 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=1717#comment-104271 Could be Fig, or a nut of some sort (Hazel) Could be Fig, or a nut of some sort (Hazel)

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/giant-ragweed-the-mystery-plant-identified/#comment-101817 Kenny Point Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:16:42 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=1717#comment-101817 That's a good guess Jessica but it's not a <a href="http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/stalking-the-exotic-and-wild-paw-paw-tree/" rel="nofollow">paw paw tree</a>. Thanks for reminding me to post the answer; its a Buffalo Nut. It was identified for Bea by a gentleman from Virginia Tech: "You found a buffalo nut, an interesting shrub. They are parasitic on other trees. Unfortunately, we do not have this in our database but you can google Pyrularia pubera." As an important side note, this is a poisonous plant! That’s a good guess Jessica but it’s not a paw paw tree. Thanks for reminding me to post the answer; its a Buffalo Nut. It was identified for Bea by a gentleman from Virginia Tech: “You found a buffalo nut, an interesting shrub. They are parasitic on other trees. Unfortunately, we do not have this in our database but you can google Pyrularia pubera.”

As an important side note, this is a poisonous plant!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/giant-ragweed-the-mystery-plant-identified/#comment-101807 Jessica Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:47:30 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=1717#comment-101807 Is it a paw paw? They use to be more common then they are now. There are some that grow on a historical farm close to my home but I dont notice the trees until the fruit is ripe in Ohio it is usually ripe in August, I have never had one but my mom told me they were similar to bananas... Is it a paw paw? They use to be more common then they are now. There are some that grow on a historical farm close to my home but I dont notice the trees until the fruit is ripe in Ohio it is usually ripe in August, I have never had one but my mom told me they were similar to bananas…

]]> By: Andrew http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/giant-ragweed-the-mystery-plant-identified/#comment-101291 Andrew Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:25:24 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=1717#comment-101291 That's a tough one. My first thought was it might be a hawthorn, but I think it is more likely something the Ericaceae family, the group that contains blueberries. That’s a tough one. My first thought was it might be a hawthorn, but I think it is more likely something the Ericaceae family, the group that contains blueberries.

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