Re: Weed trees in California
- Subject: Re: Weed trees in California
- From: D* B*
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 12:16:41 -0800
At 1/15/2002, Ryan Gyurkovitz wrote:
>Schinus terebinthifolius may not spread like a weed in California, but
>it's cousin, Schinus molle sure does, to such a degree that it is often
>known as the "California Pepper Tree" in spite of being native to the
>Peruvian Andes. Possibly it is not as well adapted up in your neck of
>the woods? I find it ironic, that the Peruvian Pepper Tree is the
>"Native" tree most loved by (American) visitors to the southern half of
>the state (many seem to find the shape of our oaks unattractive, so
>accustomed they are, I suppose, to the taller, straighter trees of their
>home).
We have oaks around us but not on our place. A brush fire several years
ago took out everything here. I am now going to replant and am looking for
suggestions. Due to some new neighbors, we want to increase our tree
plantings. We are looking for suggestions for something that will grow
rather quickly to 15 ft. or so.
We also want suggestions for some sort of bushy planting to hide a fence we
had to put in because of those same neighbors. Our location is northern
San Diego County about 35 miles inland at 1800' in a small east west
valley. Water is a concern as we have about an acre to do something with.
Don Bowen donb@cts.com
Valley Center, CA
Senior Software Engineer
Full Sail Software Development, Inc.
http://members.cts.com/crash/d/donb
