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Old 11-16-2022, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bonanza View Post
Once again, Boffin, you have quoted an incorrect source for the "misinformation" you've posted regarding palms. You do not go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for information on non-native (invasive?) palms. The correct source would be the University of Florida/IFAS, with which you obviously are not familiar; if you truly wanted pertinent information, that is the only source and the only "go-to" source. Period!

Sorry, but what you have quoted does not refer to palms or even specific plant life although there may be one or two palm varieties that could be considered invasive, but probably not at this time. Actually, what you have quoted is confusing and irrelevant because it does not apply to palms at all.

Here is a partial quote from IFAS which you may find helpful, and it refers to plants, NOT palms:

"When we consider that Florida is home to approximately 135 threatened or endangered species, the connection between invasive species prevention and management is clear. Currently, there are approximately 1,500 non-native plant species present in Florida (Wunderlin et al. 2020). Not all of these plants are invading Florida's natural areas at this time. However, once a species becomes invasive, ecological and economic costs can escalate. Having a tool to assess the status of nonnative species in the state can identify invasive plants . . . . "

I'm sorry, but I stand by my prior statements and like yours, they are not misinformation.
My credentials are through the University of Florida. What are yours???
University of Florida is one authority among many. Give Florida is the capital of invasive species in the U.S. the University is well informed. Although their success in mitigation is poor, they do know a lot about them. As to nonnative/noninvasive palm trees, it was a palm tree that brought us lethal bronze disease. Of course technically, it is the bacteria that is the invasive species not the palm. At any rate given the overflow of nonnative and invasive species (palm trees and/or any others) in this state, discussion is interesting but probably will not stem the tide.