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Burbank traded seeds with fellow collectors all around the world. In a package from India, he found seeds for a huge blackberry with an even bigger flavor.

Burbank named it the Himalaya Giant (even though it’s actually believed to be from Armenia).

Burbank found that the Himalaya Giant grew like nobody’s business – but only in temperate areas, like the Pacific Coast.

By the early 1900s, the Himalaya Giant – which would eventually be known as the Himalayan blackberry – was especially thriving in the Puget Sound region.

Sure it's a tutorial on how to tie a survival paracord bracelet, but it's also a great introduction into why you might even want to bring one. Essentially, this is a fun basic skill to get you into working with paracord and if you have kids, it's a great thing to do with them.

Identification and control guidance and resources for noxious weeds and invasive plants in King County

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