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Aldi "Native" hedging plants

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  • 11-11-2011 10:20pm
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    johngalway
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    Got this list emailed to me:

    "Traditional, native and fast growing hedging ideal for screening or creating a wildlife habitat. Choose from the following varieties: Acer, Hornbeam, Hazel, Cornus Alba, Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Rose and Beech."

    Uhm, I'm no expert but I'm thinking a fair few of those aren't native to Ireland?


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    Mickeroo
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    Beech, Cornus Alba and Hornbeam definitely aren't native afaik. As for Acer, well it depends on the type of Acer I guess.


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    LostCovey
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    johngalway wrote: »
    Got this list emailed to me:

    "Traditional, native and fast growing hedging ideal for screening or creating a wildlife habitat. Choose from the following varieties: Acer, Hornbeam, Hazel, Cornus Alba, Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Rose and Beech."

    Uhm, I'm no expert but I'm thinking a fair few of those aren't native to Ireland?

    I bet it is a 100% accurate description.

    They are selling "Traditional, native and fast growing hedging"

    That's three different categories.

    No error/fraud. Bit sneaky though.

    LC


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    Half-cocked
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    johngalway wrote: »
    Uhm, I'm no expert but I'm thinking a fair few of those aren't native to Ireland?

    But they'll be native to somewhere though, so not incorrect;):D


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    johngalway
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    Half-cocked wrote: »
    But they'll be native to somewhere though, so not incorrect;):D

    No, but purposefully misleading :p


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    Half-cocked
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    johngalway wrote: »
    No, but purposefully misleading :p

    I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less.


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    johngalway
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    Think I shall email them and ask, just to see what they say :D


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    Gardener3
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    ;) Might be worth asking them where their 'native species' are sourced from too - some of the hedging sold here is from Irish stock but some comes in from the UK and the continent .........


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    Birdnuts
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    johngalway wrote: »
    Think I shall email them and ask, just to see what they say :D

    How's yer German??;)


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    johngalway
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    Picked up a few words from Tobruk this afternoon :D

    Emailed them, or the other crowd, a while back about blueberry plants (which some .... cut one of mine in the past week) and they actually replied very quickly.


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