Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a
on 11/4/2009, 1:50 pm
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Despite the “little ice age” conditions around the time of European colonization, Spanish moss—which is associated with warmer climes—was a household item for 17th century Delmarva natives who used its soft absorbent fibers as wipes or, as Norwood noted in 1650, as their napkins. Remarkably, Spanish moss today does not thrive north of Cape Henry, which is south of the Bay’s mouth, despite decades of warmer winters in the last century.
From: http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=1243
Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
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