Re: Autumn color in a Medit. climate
- Subject: Re: Autumn color in a Medit. climate
- From: H* D* B* M* U*
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 11:58:47 -0400
To my mind, the two worst things (worse than the fact of its being
overplanted) are (1) that
it smells horrible when in bloom, and (2) the limbs and trunks are very,
very brittle, and often snap off in a moderate windstorm. It is much
planted in Washington's Maryland suburbs. A block-long row around the
corner from me smells so bad at bloom-time, that I don't like to be outdoors
if I can help it. Planted
about twenty years ago, wind damage has eliminated or deformed about half of
the trees.
Harry Dewey, Beltsville Maryland zone 7
-----Original Message-----
From: Loren Russell <loren@PEAK.ORG>
To: K1MIZE@aol.com <K1MIZE@aol.com>
Cc: kk@netgate.net <kk@netgate.net>; medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
<medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Saturday, October 09, 1999 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Autumn color in a Medit. climate
>Depending on your area, the worst feature of Bradford pear is that it's
>overplanted. With its regular lollipop shape, it can be a cliche -- the
>late, great horticulturalist JC Ralston illustrated it as just that for
>the SE US. In the Pacific Northwest, it's becoming heavily used as well.
>
>loren russell, corvallis, oregon [staring at the neighbor's BP]
>
>On Fri, 8 Oct 1999 K1MIZE@aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 10/8/99 3:00:24 PM EST, kk@netgate.net writes:
>>
>> << > Another great tree for Fall color is the 'Bradford' pear, a form of
>> Pyrus
>> > Calleryana. The trees are upright to around 30 feet, with a compact,
oval
>> > crown.
>>
>> Warning: the flowers on bradford pears STINK, at least to some people.
My
>> wife finds the smell neutral, while I find their odor more objectionable
>> than that of a skunk.
>> >>
>>
>> I think that is the case on pear trees of all descriptions. Some people
>> think the flowers stink, and others don't. They are beautiful to look
at,
>> though.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>>
>
