Re: black locust was: sedums under tree?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] black locust was: sedums under tree?
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 00:25:24 -0400
You're welcome, Diann...don't be embarrassed...have done same many
times. That's the problem with common names - lead one down the old
garden path.
Possibly detaching suckers in fall would work as the plant may be
storing nutrients, not using them for regrowth...dunno as have not
tried that one. But, learned the defoliation trick from Dr. Kay
Lancaster on Gardens-L...and when she recommends, I pay attention.
Don't think it's Norway Maple...have only 1 of those and it is small
and does not fruit - it's my pollarding experiment tree. Whichever
one this is puts forth very tiny winged seeds - typical shape but
only about half an inch long....in unimaginably copious quantities.
One of these days I will catch it in the act and be able to pin the
deed on the right tree. As it is, I only notice them when they've
already fallen.
Blinkin' black locust branches - like huge ones - have taken out
about half a dozen rhodies from my rhodie hedge over the years...they
don't just drop small branches! Rule #1 if you live with large black
locusts is never park your car under one in a wind storm!. They do
have character, however it's one I could cheerfully live without.
Them and boxelders and bird cherries ....my 3 most hated trees:-)
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Diann Barbee Thoma <diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date: Monday, September 04, 2000 8:42 AM
>
> Thanks, Marge-I enjoyed this. Was embarrassed to have stuck my
neck out
> where obviously I didn't have a clue. I looked up Robinia
pseudoacacia too,
> and saw how little I knew once more! ...and noticed there was no
"honey
> locust" mentioned in any of the species-didn't realize it was a
different
> genus.
>
> Interesting about how to kill the suckers. The AHS
Encyclopedia...A-Z just
> said to detach them in the fall.
>
> Allow me to suggest Norway maple as the blinkety-blank culprit in
the mass
> seeding of your driveway! They throw down gallons of seeds, and it
seems
> they're at it all year. AND the seeds are more easily rooted than
slug eggs
> become slugs.
>
> Now, one more good thing about black locusts is their gnarly
branches, which
> as we previously mentioned, are very brittle (that's the bad
part!). My
> shade garden uses many of those branches as structural "ornaments,"
and they
> look very good. If this sounds exciting, pray they don't hit your
favorite
> specimen hosta or fern when they come down!
>
> Diann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On
Behalf Of
> Marge Talt
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 3:20 AM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] black locust was: sedums under tree?
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