RE: OT - the tree is coming down

I love the California pepper trees too. We don't have that many here in the
high desert but you do see a few. Those and the live oaks just shout
"California!" to me when I look at them.
Someone mentioned desert willow (Chilopsis), those are all over the place here
and very nice trees. I think there are two kinds of them, as I have some with
very thin leaves and I see others with the same flowers but a different,
broader and more oval leaf. They flower continually throughout the summer into
fall. Bees love them and I've seen a hummingbird there once or twice as well,
although the hummers seem to like my silk tree better when it's in bloom.
There's a desert willow at the Santa Barbara botanic garden that is just
enormous so they can grow quite large under good conditions.

Cyndi


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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net on behalf of james singer
Sent: Sat 10/7/2006 7:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - the tree is coming down

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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I love the California pepper trees too. We don't have that many here in
the high desert but you do see a few. Those and the live oaks just shout
"California!" to me when I look at them.

Someone mentioned desert willow (Chilopsis), those are all over the
place here and very nice trees. I think there are two kinds of them, as
I have some with very thin leaves and I see others with the same flowers
but a different, broader and more oval leaf. They flower continually
throughout the summer into fall. Bees love them and I've seen a
hummingbird there once or twice as well, although the hummers seem to
like my silk tree better when it's in bloom. There's a desert willow at
the Santa Barbara botanic garden that is just enormous so they can grow
quite large under good conditions.


Cyndi 


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net on behalf of james singer
Sent: Sat 10/7/2006 7:51 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - the tree is coming down
 
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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>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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