Re: trash trees

Gosh, 
Guess I am missing this fun.  My hackberry is ancient and never has
seedlings?  Birdies do love the tree and the squirels....good get away
from the cats!
Vera

On 4/27/05, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Trash trees??  I've been picking up those bloody Chinaberries for
> months, sick of it.  And my hackberries are good for the birdies but a
> living pain pulling up 5000 little taproot growing seedlings a week.
> At least I can harvest and give away the pecans every fall.  People
> are delighted to get them!
> 
> 
> On 4/26/05, Johnson Cyndi D Civ AFFTC/ITSR <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:
> > Siberian elms. I hate 'em. They drop at least 4 kinds of trash all through
> > the year: the little brown coating off the flower, the flower itself (and if
> > it's going to have the stupid flowers, couldn't you at least SEE them? but
> > no), the incredibly durable and easily sprouted seed, and then the leaves in
> > the fall. The ever-present wind means you're not safe from elm trash
> > anywhere in this valley. Beetles attack them voraciously so all through the
> > summer dead hole-riddled leaves are falling off as well. Roots invade at
> > even the slightest hint of moisture and travel beyond, way beyond, the drip
> > line. You're pulling up seedlings absolutely everywhere all summer long, and
> > hope you don't miss one because next spring the 2 inch high seedling will
> > have a tap root 3 feet long.
> > My california sycamores are pretty bad for dropping stuff too but at least
> > they are attractive.
> >
> > Cyndi
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> > Of Donna
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:27 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] blue heron > trash trees
> >
> > Neighbor three houses down put 4 of them in her backyard! I was happy to see
> > trees coming into the neighborhood, well, till I seen what kind :( Glad the
> > wind (for the most part) blows the other way ....
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > >
> > > Well, it's not my neighborhood; it's about a mile from me.  a better
> > > neighborhood than mine; mine being lined completely with horrible
> > > silver maples. The Audiologist I work with just bought a house and he
> > > can't wait to put in
> > > a cottonwood.  ?I asked, "why?, so your neighbors will hate you?"  No, he
> > > just likes them, likes the fact that they grow so fast, wants a tree to
> > > sit
> > > under.  Wants the litter that falls cuz he'd like to put in a wood burning
> > > stove.  glad he's not moving into my neighborhood.
> > >
> > > So why do people put in trash trees?  Cuz they're ignorant.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 4:38 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] blue heron fiasco
> > >
> > >
> > > > Little bit off subject here, but how come you've got trash trees
> > > > like cottonwoods growing in your neighborhood?
> >
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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