Tim's final point is excellent:So, as I conclude my rant, collect all the seeds you can grow, but replant a few seedlings where you collected. Not a problem. _______________________________________________ We tend to forget that the ethic of "take only what you need" applies to indigenous societies (i.e., stone-age hunter-gatherers) who are living off the land. They only reap, they don't sow. Their model only works if you have an extraordinarily low population density, and even then one bad winter or summer and half the population starves to death. And it doesn't produce thousands of tons of surplus grain to ship to starving indigines on other continents. We're collecting seeds to plant, grow, and share, not to eat that day. And putting a few back, as Tim suggests, (or at least keeping an eye on the health of the wild population) is the essence of true conservation. I love the story of the chestnut trees. Bob _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…