<div>Dear APWG:</div>
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<div>For what it's worth, I find a lot of customer complaints on the internet about trees ordered from <a href="http://gardenerschoice.com">gardenerschoice.com</a>, which has the same customer service address in Hartford, MI as <a href="http://royaltreedeal.com">royaltreedeal.com</a>.   This does not seem to be a reputable company.</div>

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<div>I am more concerned about the  ECO2 Forests story.  If you follow the link to their website, you will see they are selling carbon credits.  Carbon credit selling is what is behind a lot of the genetic engineering or forest trees.    </div>

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<div>Paulownia has been genetically engineered for mass production.  It already sequesters a lot of carbon.  Other trees are genetically engineered to increase their carbon sequestration abilities and thereby create a market for carbon sequestration.  Other reasons for genetically engineering trees include the creation of mass plantations of weak, reduced-lignin trees to increase the profits of the paper industry.</div>

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<div>Paulownia is not an evil tree.  There is a place for it on our planet.  </div>
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<div>There is a problem, however, with mass introduction of any plant for economic investment purposes, and manipulating entire genomes for the convenience and profit of industry. .  </div>
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<div>The Global Forestry plan caters to multinational corporations that want to purchase carbon credits (that they can get from the mass planting of cloned Paulownia) so they do not have to reduce their carbon emissions.  Exotic plants (unmanipulated but from other countries) are nothing compared to the problems we will be facing down the road from the invasion of genomes with foreign DNA  from other genera and other kingdoms.</div>

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<div>It is the natural order of genera and kingdoms now that is being  invaded --- not just habitats.</div>
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<div>The problem, as usual, is not the plant.  It's people.</div>
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<div>best regards,</div>
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<div>Gena</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 14 April 2011 16:42, Chang, David <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dchang@co.santa-barbara.ca.us">dchang@co.santa-barbara.ca.us</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I investigated a story I saw about an intentional planting of princess tree in Reno, Nevada.  The trees to be used are supposedly sterile.  Hopefully, the trees sold by <a href="https://www.royaltreedeal.com/" target="_blank">https://www.royaltreedeal.com</a> will also be sterile. </span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">There is probably a regulatory process to nominate a species for noxious status in your area.  Unfortunately, California’s regulations include a stipulation that designation of a species as noxious cannot detrimentally impact agriculture.  </span></font></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ECO2 Forests, <a href="http://www.eco2forests.com/" target="_blank">http://www.eco2forests.com/</a>,  wants to plant, near Reno, 14,000 acres of Kiri trees, also known as princess trees, (<i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Paulownia</span> tomentosa</i>), in order to sequester CO2 and as a sustainable yield forest. Ironically, this environmentally beneficial project could become an environmental nightmare. </span></font></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Paulownia</span></font></i><i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> tomentosa</span></font></i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> is an invasive tree in the eastern United States and<i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span></i>is listed as an invasive plant on the <a title="http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/ipanespecies/current_inv.htm" href="http://nbii-nin.ciesin.columbia.edu/ipane/ipanespecies/current_inv.htm" target="_blank"><font color="purple"><span style="COLOR: purple">Invasive Plant Atlas of New England</span></font></a>, with the <a title="http://www.se-eppc.org/weeds.cfm" href="http://www.se-eppc.org/weeds.cfm" target="_blank"><font color="purple"><span style="COLOR: purple">Invasive Plants of the Southeast</span></font></a>, and with the <a title="http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pato1.htm" href="http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pato1.htm" target="_blank"><font color="purple"><span style="COLOR: purple">Alien Plants Working Group</span></font></a></span></font></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Princess tree is an aggressive ornamental tree that grows rapidly in disturbed natural areas, including forests, stream banks, and steep rocky slopes. It tolerates infertile and acid soils and drought conditions.  It easily adapts to disturbed habitats, including previously burned areas, and landslides and can colonize rocky cliffs and scoured riparian zones where it may compete with rare plants in these marginal habitats. Its ability to sprout prolifically from adventitious buds on stems and roots allows it to survive fire, cutting, and even bulldozing in construction areas. A single tree is capable of producing an estimated twenty million seeds that are easily transported long distances by wind and water. (Adapted text courtesy of Alien Plants Working Group)</span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ECO2 Forests has a Global Forestry Plan that is frightening in its scope.  Those concerned about the spread of <i><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Paulownia</span> tomentosa</i> may want to question their Global Forestry Plan by <a title="http://www.eco2forests.com/contact-us.html" href="http://www.eco2forests.com/contact-us.html" target="_blank"><font color="purple"><span style="COLOR: purple">contacting ECO2 Forests</span></font></a>.</span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In response to my request for a clarification to ECO2 Forests’ Global Forestry Plan, I received the following email from Andrew Laing, Marketing and Communications Manager with ECO2 Forests:</span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN-RIGHT: 104.25pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#339966" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #339966; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">“The US Sustainable Forest program will not be using the Tomentosa strain</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> [SIC]<font color="#339966"><span style="COLOR: #339966">. The following link discusses the non-invasive attributes of our Kiri that will be planted in this project -</span></font> <font color="blue"><span style="COLOR: blue"><a title="http://www.eco2forests.com/ECO2_Forests_Secure_US_Sustain-279-5-98.htm
blocked::http://www.eco2forests.com/ECO2_Forests_Secure_US_Sustain-279-5-98.htm" href="http://www.eco2forests.com/ECO2_Forests_Secure_US_Sustain-279-5-98.htm" target="_blank">http://www.eco2forests.com/ECO2_Forests_Secure_US_Sustain-279-5-98.htm</a>“</span></font></span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></font></p>

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<p style="BACKGROUND: white" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ECO2 Forests'</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">website, <a href="http://www.eco2forests.com/ECO2_Forests_Secure_US_Sustain-279-5-98.htm" target="_blank">http://www.eco2forests.com/ECO2_Forests_Secure_US_Sustain-279-5-98.htm</a>, <font color="black"><span style="COLOR: black"> states they obtain their non-invasive stock from the</span></font></span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"> </span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pauwlonia Tree Store - <font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy"><a href="http://www.paulowniastore.com/" target="_blank">http://www.paulowniastore.com/</a> </span></font></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org</a>] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b><a href="mailto:Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov" target="_blank">Patricia_DeAngelis@fws.gov</a><br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:35 AM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:apwg@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">apwg@lists.plantconservation.org</a><br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> [APWG] Fw: [PCA] princess tree/Paulownia</span></font></p></div>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks,</span></font> <br><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Patricia</span></font> <br>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.<br>Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority<br>Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group<br>
US Fish & Wildlife Service<br>4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110<br>Arlington, VA  22203<br>703-358-1708 x1753<br>FAX: 703-358-2276<br><br>Promoting sustainable use and conservation of our native medicinal plants.<br><<a href="http://www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal" target="_blank">www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal</a>><br>
</span></font><br><font color="purple" size="1" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: purple; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">----- Forwarded by Patricia De Angelis/ARL/R9/FWS/DOI on 04/14/2011 01:33 PM -----</span></font> </p>

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<p><font size="1" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">04/14/2011 12:53 PM</span></font> </p></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Susan <<a href="mailto:sggarden@skybest.com" target="_blank">sggarden@skybest.com</a>></span></font> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">Re: [PCA] princess tree/Paulownia</span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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It's a pretty slick advertisement they have.  Seems you'd at least need a similarly slick one to educate consumers and potential buyers.</span></font> <font size="2" face="sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>
<br>Lew Gorman III<br>Partnerships Coordinator<br>Division of Partnerships and Outreach<br>Endangered Species Program-Washington Office<br>US Fish and Wildlife Service<br>703-358-1911-w<br>703-358-1735-Fax<br><br>"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, your are a leader"  John Quincy Adams</span></font> </p>

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Sent by: <a href="mailto:native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org" target="_blank">native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org</a></span></font> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><br><br><br></span></font><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br><tt><font face="Courier New">Anyone know how to stop these from being sold.</font></tt><br>
</span></font><a href="https://www.royaltreedeal.com/?mid=1140692&a=168468&s=600352&ClickID=04_53269907_6a5179b9-8b8c-480c-bede-3d7b4a753e86" target="_blank"><tt><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">https://www.royaltreedeal.com/?mid=1140692&a=168468&s=600352&ClickID=04_53269907_6a5179b9-8b8c-480c-bede-3d7b4a753e86</span></font></tt><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>
<br><br><tt><font face="Courier New">Susan Wright</font></tt><br><tt><font face="Courier New">Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery</font></tt><br><tt><font face="Courier New">828-297-4098</font></tt><br><br><br><br><br><tt><font face="Courier New">_______________________________________________</font></tt><br>
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