August 23rd: The genuine TCR is now more substantial than the hybrid.August 23rd: Triangular Clubrush Flower Head
June 18th The hybrid are some 5ft tall whilst the real TCR are over 3ft and some with flowers
June 10th The front bright is the TCR whilst in the triangle is the hybrid, which is bigger.
May 22nd
Both varieties are growing with the hybrid clear and obvious.
May 4th
The site was very full of water. The outline to the left is the real TCR and the larger one to the right is the cross. For larger view | Right Click > Open Image in new tab |
TCR Cross: main bunchTCR Proper but small and looking frail
April 11th April 11th 2025 : 18 shoots April 11th 2025 : Area of interest
March 24thMarch 24th 2025 : Saw two new shootsApril 1tth Counted at leats 18 shoots although they were all in 'western' part of the small site and I did not try and discover which variety they may be.
2024
Triangular Club Rush | 2024 Report of Tamar and Estuary Surrounds [8.2Mb]
For the second time, the previous being some 23 years ago, the marsh is being considered for planting. Last time it was unviable but now there is a breach from the river to the marsh flat land Peter Nicholson oftamarvalley-nl.org.ukhas arranged to visit this May 22nd around 10:30. So will see what the view is then.
UPDATE: 22nd
Well Peter was pleasant and was happy to look around. We spent the at least 2h30m along the bund and then back through the wetlands etc. Although Peter agreed that it's covered in well establish growth they may come back and look at one small patch of 'clear mud' area.
June 24th It looks like the ELF may host some this July see Comment 1
July 3rd Peter planted out 7 tcr and 13 hybrids.
July 10thTriangular Club Rush: LocationTriangular Club Rush 10th July 2024: 16:00 (low 0.8m of spring tide of 3.9m)
Sadly after a week they still all look pale and about to give up the ghost. Maybe in another couple of weeks there will be some colour in their stems.
July 18th
I have been told that they die right back in winter and hopefully in late spring they will produce new shoots.
Triangular Club Rush 26th July 2024: 16:00July 30th
Still submerged but only by and inch or so around 11am but all drained or evaporated by 7pm
Triangular Club Rush 30th July 2024Triangular Club Rush 1st SeptTriangular Club Rush seed head.
Peter visited to check on the tcr and was happy to see they had done so well, me too, but me too was even more happy as Peter brought a flagon of his home made cider and a book by Gavin Young 'Return to the Marshes' about his experiences largely around his visit to the Iraqi marshes south of Basra in 1976
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