Paw Paw the = the suckering problem
- Subject: Paw Paw the = the suckering problem
- From: C* J*
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 20:52:51 -0600
At my local Home Depot they have some heavy duty landscaping cloth
that is almost 1/4 " thick. This would be a good thing to put around the
Paw Paw tree to prevent it from sukering and springing up new plants.
Cajun in New orleans
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@CLARK.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] understory tree
> Glad to see you testify here Kay as I planted a half dozen paw paw
> seedlings in a spot that I was afraid wouldn't get enough sun..it
> gets dappled and then a few odd rays...dithered about that for some
> time, but they had to be planted. Now the old mind can rest easy:-)
>
> I understand they do form colonies by suckering.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: Kay Dye <Kdye1@AOL.COM>
> >
> > Nancy (and Narda),
> > Yes, a Paw Paw would work. I have seen them in Champaign, Ill.
> growing in
> > dense shade. I have two planted in moderate light and they are
> beautiful
> > trees. The large leaves are very tropical looking. I haven't had
> any fruit
> > yet, some has set but not ripened. One word of caution, I think
> they will
> > form colonies and send up new little trees from the roots. My
> oldest one
> > started doing that last year.
> >
> > I'm with Bobbi and Marge on the rest. The shrubs Bobbi mentioned
> are great.
> > I also love the variegated Kerri japonica and it blooms and gets
> large
> > quickly in very low light. The oakleaf hydrangea can't be beat for
> fall
> > color. I have some viburnums growing in deep shade. They bloom
> some and are
> > a little rangy, but ok.
> > Kay Dye, Edelstein, IL zone 5
> >
> > n a message dated 11/16/01 12:07:29 AM Central Standard Time,
> mtalt@CLARK.NET
> > writes:
> >
> >
> > > Mine are tiny seedlings, so I really don't know what they do when
> > > adult. Have read that seedlings need shade but adult trees
> flower
> > > and fruit better with some sun. However, they are native
> understory
> > > shrubs...
> > >
>
