It’s not banned, so it must be OK (part II)
Today I received an email:
Subject: Polygonum cuspidatum roots are required!
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to purchase the roots of Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed) for planting purpose. Could you please inform me that you can supply it or you know someone others supply it?Thanks!
Yours truly,
SL, Ph.D.
Note the Ph.D. I was stunned at the request and wondered if this person had spent any time at all looking around the web site. If they had I think it would have been pretty obvious that we wouldn’t honor such a request even if we could.
My reply:
Polygonum cuspidatum is a highly invasive species.
It should not be planted anywhere in the U.S. under any circumstances!
Within moments I received this:
Thanks for your e-mail. I am in Canada. It is not a banned plant in Manitoba. Do you know where I can obtain the roots of this plant?
Heavy sigh. How can someone smart enough to earn a Ph.D. have so little common sense?
K Chayka
Tags: invasive species
