RE: Fruit Bearing Trees

Lynn:
We've thought about replacing them.  Except for their messy fruit, they work well on the property.  The trees are probably 30+ years old and provide much needed shade to the south-west front of the house.  Though, thinking again about the mess they create, anyone care to mention their favorite fast-growing, good canopy, shade tree?
Thanks,
Doug
 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-woodyplants@mallorn.com [mailto:owner-woodyplants@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Lynn Jenkins
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 7:57 PM
To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
Subject: RE: Fruit Bearing Trees

Sorry, that wasn't meant to sound sarcastic. Really. 
If the plants are so prodigious (are they crabapples?), would it be worth replacing them with a more pleasant tree?
Lynn

At 07:34 PM 10/22/01 -0700, you wrote:
Lynn, yes, I sound like a lazy cretin.  However, this tree has a truly prodigious output.  The walkway under these trees would have to be swept a few times a day to prevent staining.  I will, nevertheless, pass on the Florel. 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-woodyplants@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com%5DOno*@mallorn.com%5DOn Behalf Of Lynn Jenkins
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 7:36 PM
To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Fruit Bearing Trees
Doug, you are looking for Florel, a chemical spray that will eliminate fruit development. http://www.montereylawngarden.com/info/florel.html
However, instead of buying the expensive chemical, continually spraying the tree each spring, polluting the air and destroying many pollinators, why not get a Toro Blower (or a broom!) and just sweep them off the walkway? It's a lot easier.

At 07:47 AM 10/21/01 -0700, you wrote:
Hi.  Does anyone if it is possible to treat a tree in such a way that it does not bear fruit.  We have a pair of trees that, each year around this time, drop a small berry that tends to stain a walkway we recently constructed under the pair.  I have not identified the tree's genus/species.  It is however, very versatile--we have both bushes and trees that look to be the same plant.  The tree will also, just before the berries form, release very small (flowers?) that look similar to snow flakes.  In fact, for a period of one week, it appears to be constantly snowing, when we look outside the window under these trees--a strange sight in Los Angeles.
Thanks,
Doug
 

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