Re: Trees

I know some honey locusts get killer (literally) clumps of thorns all up
their sides.  Do all of them?  I also wonder, evolutionarily speaking, why
these thorns developed.  (We suspect they didn't like squirrels, but of
course that's our own prejudice....)

Diann

> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> cajun Joe
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 1:58 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Trees
>
>
> Bobbi - maybe the landscaper had a fire sale on honey locusts before they
> get the bug huh? LOL
>
> Cheers = Cajun Joe
> ----------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bobbi Diehl" <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
> To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 1:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [SG] Trees
>
>
> Gene, by sourwood do you mean Oxydendrum arboreum? I've read about it and
> it sounds interesting, but I don't believe I've ever seen one.  In most
> ways Bloomington is a great town, but it is sadly lacking in tree
> nurseries that carry anything but the most boring, common specimens.
>
> I'm collecting a list of a few good trees to add to the yard. Where did
> you obtain your specimen? What size was it when you got it and when was
> that?  How large is it now?
>
> Speaking of trees, a local landscaper just planted dozens and dozens of
> honey locusts next door to my office at a site that has been remodeled.
> Talk about a monoculture! Wouldn't it be much more interesting if they had
> used a number of different species? Of course it would!! But I suppose it
> was cheaper this way. I'm a bit concerned because on a drive out in the
> countryside last week I saw an awful lot of very sick looking locust
> trees, whether honey or black I don't know.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
>
> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, GeneBush wrote:
> Don't forget to add Sourwood as a small tree... lovely all four seasons.
>
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