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Post #264,244
by drewk
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8/8/06 5:30:30 PM
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New I just planted a sweetgum
They've got the little spiky balls, but no allergens described for it. Supposed to be tall and fast-growing.
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Post #264,250
by Another Scott
8/8/06 5:49:17 PM
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New The neighbors have a couple.
They're pretty and provide good shade, but I curse them every time I have to rake leaves in the fall. Those spikey seed balls like to burrow in the turf or clog up the rake or ...

:-)

We had some [link|http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/productdetails.aspx?proname=Black+Gum|black gum] trees in our back yard when we bought the place. They had very pretty leaves in the fall. But the previous owner(s) were nuts about shade and there were (literally) about 15 of them growing in a 10x10 area. We spent weeks raking leaves in the fall... They were all weak due to not getting enough sun, etc., so we had them cut down a couple of years after we moved in. I don't know what a single, lone, tree would be like.

Cheers,
Scott.
     Emerald ash borer attacks! - (admin) - (19) - Aug. 8, 2006, 04:14:10 PM EDT
         SUKC - (Yendor) - Aug. 8, 2006, 04:42:13 PM EDT
         And I thought the cicadas we just got were bad - (drewk) - Aug. 8, 2006, 04:51:15 PM EDT
         Don't get a silver maple. - (Another Scott) - (5) - Aug. 8, 2006, 04:55:39 PM EDT
             I just planted a sweetgum - (drewk) - (1) - Aug. 8, 2006, 05:30:30 PM EDT
                 The neighbors have a couple. - (Another Scott) - Aug. 8, 2006, 05:49:17 PM EDT
             I've had no issues with my maples - (bepatient) - (2) - Aug. 8, 2006, 06:30:33 PM EDT
                 Those are nice ones. :-) Silvers aren't. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Aug. 8, 2006, 06:38:14 PM EDT
                     Re: Those are nice ones. :-) Silvers aren't. - (dws) - Aug. 16, 2006, 01:21:55 AM EDT
         fast growing weed? try Birch , Aspens or poplar - (boxley) - Aug. 8, 2006, 08:22:43 PM EDT
         Well, most of my shade here is provided by . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Aug. 16, 2006, 02:59:01 AM EDT
             So Blue Gum == Eucalyptus? -NT - (drewk) - (3) - Aug. 16, 2006, 08:26:42 AM EDT
                 Yes, a huge, fast growing, bark shedding . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Aug. 16, 2006, 11:06:04 AM EDT
                     Could be worse..they could be COTTONWOODS! - (jb4) - (1) - Aug. 17, 2006, 12:21:44 AM EDT
                         Well, little did I know . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Aug. 17, 2006, 01:30:23 AM EDT
         What tree did you end up getting, if any? -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - Oct. 6, 2007, 09:50:07 PM EDT
             Good site for tree information at Virginia Tech. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 7, 2007, 10:16:27 AM EDT
                 Maples here. 1 silver, 2 japanese, and many reds. - (n3jja) - Oct. 7, 2007, 06:14:33 PM EDT
             None yet. - (admin) - (1) - Oct. 8, 2007, 01:03:01 PM EDT
                 Of course they do. - (Yendor) - Oct. 8, 2007, 01:16:05 PM EDT

Thanks for noticing.
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