Re: [SG] Maples in yard
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Maples in yard
- From: J* K* <j*@AZTEC-NET.COM>
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:10:59 -0500
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At 07:36 AM 12/02/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Marilyn,
>Are they the soft silver maples? If so, there has been a lot of talk about
>how to grow plants under them. I decided a long time ago that if I ever
>moved, I would not buy a home if I didn't like the trees in the yard. Crazy
>perhaps, but I'll bet I'm not the only one. :)
>Kay Dye, Edelstein, IL Zone 5
Kay and all
You are right, your not alone. What would your ideal lot have for tree
cover? My final solution to a Norway Maple that was sucking the life out of
everything was to have it move with a tree spade to a commercial lot. Now I
have sun instead of shade but everything is growing well and the remaining
feeder roots from the Maple are decomposing and improving the soil. No more
maple seedlings either.
John Kee, Erin , Ontario Zone 5
