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695	I would like to know what plants have worked safely in clouded leopard exhibits? Any bamboos or grasses? Laurie Spangler, Conservation Coordinator Mill...	Laurie Spangler LSpangler@...	Apr 8, 2003 3:46 pm
696	We are in the design stage of a new reptile house and the designers are planning some heavily planted exhibits. We have some questions/concerns we wouldlike to...	baltzoohort <moorb9@.... baltzoohort	Apr 9, 2003 12:49 pm
697	... From: baltzoohort <moorb9@...> [mailto:moorb9@...] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:49 AM To: AZH@... Subject: [AZH] Reptile House...	David Selk david.selk@...	Apr 9, 2003 3:57 pm
698	i'm new to this discussion forum and hope this is an approproate question. i have heard that the African sumac, Rhus lancia, has been used as elephant or...	heatherheel <eakatora... heatherheel	Apr 10, 2003 2:47 am
699	Laurie, In American Bamboo Society species list they list Sasaella masamuneana. I have a small area of Golden bamboo P. aurea and have not seen it flower...	zoochuck <fillahc@...> zoochuck	Apr 10, 2003 11:41 am
700	I am researching to develop a mangrove exhibit for an indoor exhibit. Would anyone be kind enough to share his or her related experiences good and/or bad?...	zoochuck <fillahc@...> zoochuck	Apr 10, 2003 11:51 am
701	Erica, Prior to leaving the St. Louis Zoo, I had a request to find and grow the 'shining leaf' sumac, Rhus copallina. If memory serves me well, it was to be...	Gary Wangler elly63110	Apr 10, 2003 1:05 pm
702	We have tried a couple of times with absolutely no success. Main problems (we had) to overcome are 1) low light levels and 2) animal pressures. We had too...	David Bauman dbauman@...	Apr 10, 2003 1:23 pm
703	We have a tiny (under ten gallons) aquarium exhibit with live mangrove in it on display. If you want to talk to someone about how they have done it email ...	Nye, Christine cnyeshedd	Apr 10, 2003 1:32 pm
704	I think you need George's number if you were wanting to call him,,,sorry 312 692-3187 ... From: zoochuck <fillahc@...> [mailto:fillahc@...] Sent:...	Nye, Christine cnyeshedd	Apr 10, 2003 2:02 pm
705	At the Bronx Zoo, we of course had artificial mangroves with the proboscis monkeys. We also always had a small mudskipper exhibit nearby in which we kept...	zooplantman@...	Apr 10, 2003 2:22 pm
706	I am interested in hearing about the use of clovers in animal exhibits that are subjected to a lot of wear and tear. We have a wild dog exhibit that is...	allen_r_howard <allen... allen_r_howard	Apr 11, 2003 10:44 pm
707	Chuck, Moody Gardens had a nice small one in their tropical pyramid display. Florida red scale became a problem as I remember, but we took care of it with the...	Steve Stauffer bugrogers	Apr 12, 2003 6:25 pm
708	Hello zoo gardeners -- I would be very grateful for advice about elephants and herbs... We are relandscaping a berm outside of the elephant yard fence. The...	Suzanne Weber theboglady	Apr 13, 2003 12:45 pm
709	Allen, I'm not sure about the clover and its durability but for an African exhibit and perhaps pursuing an African plains look, you may want to look into...	Gary Wangler elly63110	Apr 14, 2003 11:28 am
710	typically, from my experience, none of the legumes appreciate a whole lot of pressure. There are some issues with the flowers of red clover decreasing ...	Steve Mead swmead14214	Apr 14, 2003 11:36 am
711	Thanks, Steve. Allen ... From: Steve Mead [mailto:smead@...] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 4:37 AM To: AZH@... Subject: RE: [AZH]...	Allen Howard allen_r_howard	Apr 14, 2003 9:23 pm
712	Thanks, Gary. I'll keep you posted if we go that way. Allen ... From: Gary Wangler [mailto:gjw9977@...] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 4:28 AM To:...	Allen Howard allen_r_howard	Apr 14, 2003 9:24 pm
713	Bob customized an aggressive seed mix for our high traffic exhibits including the new giraffe yard in our African Rift Valley. The mix is Tetraploid Perennial...	Dana Schubert dschubertcmzoo	Apr 14, 2003 10:21 pm
714	Thanks, Dana, for the detailed information. Allen ... From: Dana Schubert [mailto:dschubert@...] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 3:21 PM To:...	Allen Howard allen_r_howard	Apr 15, 2003 10:33 pm
715	Can anyone recommend a good supplier of out of the ordinary large South American palms? I need some larger plant material for the Amazon exhibit at the...	Horticulture Staff hortstaf@...	Apr 17, 2003 11:17 am
716	Since we broke ground for our new park here in Miami over a year ago, I have been making the rounds of South Florida nurseries. This week I tagged some large...	Jeff Shimonski info@...	Apr 17, 2003 11:25 am
717	Did you try Gerry Tamber at Southern Tropicals and/or Grant Stephenson from Hort. Consultants? If you need an email address for them, let me know - Steve ... ...	Steve Mead swmead14214	Apr 17, 2003 11:56 am
718	Susan, Your best bet is a broker. Give him a list, and let them to the looking. We used Chris Hogan in South Florida years back, 1.800.327.9424. Deborah...	Deborah Lalumondier deborah.lalumondier@...	Apr 17, 2003 12:42 pm
719	Gerry with Southern Tropicals is the person you need to speak to. He has helped me out in the past with some unusual palm requests - and all the palms I...	Pearl Pearson pearlpearson	Apr 17, 2003 2:24 pm
720	Hi All, I'm looking for plants for a lorikeet exhibit. The exhibit is outside, light is not a problem. I plan on using the plants for perching and enrichment...	Pearl Pearson pearlpearson	Apr 17, 2003 2:31 pm
721	Pearl - I was fortunate and had a big, old Lonicera in the exhibit, probably 12 - 15' tall and just as wide. We put the birds in just as it was flowering and...	Steve Mead swmead14214	Apr 17, 2003 4:53 pm
722	Hello to all AZH members. This is just a reminder that May 1 is the deadline for the May/June newsletter. Please forward any articles, updates, notices etc. as...	The Whiteways zoodoodoo	Apr 19, 2003 3:59 am
723	Hi! Does anyone have a suggestion for a beneficial insect that controls Southern Red Mites? We have released the Persi/Cali mix in the past but I'm not sure...	Gardeners hortpgh@...	Apr 22, 2003 6:58 pm
724	Hi Sue, What kind of program do you have for beneficials ie; release schedules? My experience is that they do work, but they don't work over night and they...	Horticulture Staff hortstaf@...	Apr 22, 2003 7:39 pm

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