Re: OT - the tree is coming down

Interesting. Rain-tree has it wrong--or confused. S. molle is not the Brazilian pepper--that's S. terebinthifolius. Quite different trees. The Brazilian pepper, S. terebinthifolius, has been outlawed in Florida, where it is terribly invasive. It's used as a street tree in SoCal, where it is not invasive. I've heard that some people who have ingested the berries of S. terebinthifolius have had somewhat serious reactions to it, but apparently not everyone.

On Oct 7, 2006, at 11:05 AM, Theresa W. wrote:

Yes- they actually are drought resistant, and this site might interest
you too.
http://www.rain-tree.com/peppertree.htm

However, these trees don't have flowers, so that might make the
difference for you.
Theresa


Pam Evans wrote:
Yes but would they survive in TX? I know crape myrtles do well. Or if I
could find another blackhaw viburnum, that would be nice too.

On 10/7/06, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:

Yeah, they are quite nice looking--gnarly trunk and rough bark. They
have red berries about this time of year, maybe a bit later, about the
size of peppercorns [duh] that hang in clusters. I assume there are
seeds in the berries.

On Oct 7, 2006, at 10:24 AM, Theresa W. wrote:


I figured someone would know what I was talking about. I hadn't
noticed the messy part- do they have some kind of seeds? Anyway, they
really are lovely.

Theresa

james singer wrote:

Schinus molle, California pepper. When I was a really little kid--<4
years--we lived in a farm house that had a large one for a shade tree
in the back yard. I've always liked them, but they are messy, and
it's very difficult to grow anything under them, even grass. Also
they are somewhat brittle, given to shattering. But they are also
drought tolerant.

On Oct 7, 2006, at 12:26 AM, Theresa W. wrote:


A Crepe Myrtle- oh bah! I'm so sick of seeing those trees- they are
every where here. There's got to be something more interesting than
that. I was admiring a "California pepper" tree down the street
earlier
this week (don't know it's real name)- but I love the
feathery/fern-like
leaves. Anybody know more about this tree? (or for that matter do
you
even know what tree I'm talking about?)

Theresa

Pam Evans wrote:

I'm telling you - it is! I can go to bed tonight w/out my last
conscious
thought (and prayer) being please don't let that thing come down on
me in my
sleep. If it came down it would have come down on the bedroom and
bathroom. Not good.
Expensive yes, worth it, absolutley. Made it worse since I had to
pay for a
crown this week - ouch. But that tooth was in worse shape than the
tree and
it had to be done. I'm already pondering on what to plant
(probably a crape
myrtle)
to fill in all that open space and provide shade for that mahonia
that will
get too much sun now that the tree is gone.


On 10/6/06, Theresa W. <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:


That's got to be a big relief!
Theresa

Pam Evans wrote:
Well, they are here surgically removing that leaning tree piece by


piece.
It will likely take them the bettr part of the day. The boss man
just


told



me when they were just roping it off, he could see the tree
moving.  It
wouldn't have lasted much longer.  So far, so good.  They are
being



careful



and not tearing up the landscaping.  For that I am grateful and
it's



worth



the money to have it done right.  And now I can quit holding my
breath,
thank God.
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