Re: Annoying Maytens question

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I don’t grow this tree, so I’m not sure about the severity of the issue, but I had a man who was completely undone by the dropping of seeds from his Maytens.  He said they were just thick on walks and in flower beds, and were extremely difficult to extract from his impatiens and other plants he had underplanted.  He wanted a chemical to spray on them to stop them from blooming.  I  didn’t want to recommend anything like that to a homeowner, but I wondered if any of you had experienced similar problems or solutions to this crazy one!

 

Karrie Reid

Environmental Horticulture Advisor

UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County

http://ucanr.org/sites/sjcoeh/

 

2101 Earhart Ave., Ste 200

Stockton, CA 95206

(209) 953-6109

fax: (209) 953-6128