Re: Silver Maple

Ray,
     I heard about the bags with"spinout" at a nurserymen's conference last winter, but questions to our 2 wholesale accounts for hort supplies in the KC area have produced only blank stares, plus a willingness to see if they can get or special order for us what sounds PERFECT for a Heartland Hosta club purchase.Those "lovely" silver maples aren't the only trees with aggressive hair roots and a big thirst.  Can you give me any info about contacting Texel?
                                                              Thanks/fingers crossed,            Louanna

At 08:00 PM 4/22/01 , you wrote:
Rich,

That is the direction I plan to go, using the Texel bags with "spinout". I will
be purchasing a large qty. for my hosta society . They come in a multitude of
sizes in gallon increments. With the bags inside out, the spinout will stop the
root growth as soon as it touches the bag.

An observation that I have made on Silver Maples-- the hair roots are in the top
2-3" of soil. This would lead me in the direction that any protection must come
up above the surface a small amount.

Ray

HoroRL@aol.com wrote:

> Hi, Ran & Ray:
>
> I would top prune the Sliver maple with a chain saw!  When I bought my house,
> there was (and still is) one of these shade trees in my backyard.
>
> I have considered digging down about 18" around the tree and putting in a
> double layer of landscape cloth and back filling with good
> soil/compost/manure to grow my hosta and rhodies.  Too much work! So, I made
> pockets using the afterforementioned process.  The hosta are doing just fine!
>
> If I didn't need the shade, it would be a chain saw!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Hostally,
>
> Rich Horowitz
> Stoughton MA
> z5
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