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Sharron W., I am too. I've done everything I can to save it, but it seems to be telling me goodbye. -
Well I know that we have a borer problem in this area and if I Limb a tree, I paint the wound with grey latex paint or I use spray paint but I don't limb without treating...and My husband is of the "that's rediculous" opinion...and limbs willy nilly...BUT when I came home and he was WHACKING my prized japanese Maple, I got out of the car fussing...AND went and got the paint...when he "trimmed" all the limbs off the back of my spruce...cause it was "crowded" by a fence behind it....I was ...» -
the majority of mine are loblolly pines. I have some oaks, and icky old sweetgum trees...oh and some of the native hollies....ok, so a mixture lol, but the majority is really pines, and yes all volunteer, i just about live in the woods lol -
Becky, you have a very good philosophy about your tree. What kind of viburnum was it? -
Angela L., before doing much of anything about tree removal, perhaps you may wish to have an arborist come by and evaluate your "forrest". My primary concerns would be how this number of trees may impact the health of the others; is anything too close to the home (fire hazzard or root/foundation issue); etc.. From that point, the arborist can tell you which trees would be preferable to remove. I can tell you, with this kind of climate change/heat, shade is at a premium just about ...»
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no I dont want to lose my shade around my house....i do have a pine leaning towards my house tho that needs to come down. I had an oak fall on my shed last year which took the brunt of the damage, the top fell on my house. thankfully the shed/storage building was there, or I'd have had major damage to my home! as it is, we didnt even know til the next morning that it was down! but I did have to replace the entire roof and door of my storage shed. (it was custom built, not a put together ...»
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Douglas, I'm uncertain what type; it was here when we purchased the house. So, you can figure the tree is about 45 yrs. old. The trunk on this tree is about 36" in circumference. It bore clusters of small white blooms, but not in domes...........more like a Queen Anne's Lace.
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Angela L., sounds like you've quite a collection of trees. We have 12 trees on our lot; I have a certified arborist come out every 2 years to take a look at all our trees, then trim them. We elevate and lighten the canopies a bit to allow sunlight to come in under and through the trees during different times of the day and different seasons. Our grass does quite well, given the attention the trees get.
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Becky, hmmm, that is as big a viburnum as I've heard of. All the more of a pity to lose it.
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Yes, Douglas, it's very old. Our arborists were mind blown when they first began servicing our trees. They said we had the biggest Wax Leafed Ligustrums and Viburnum they'd ever seen. Since that time, they have mentioned they've found one other Wax Leaf Ligustrum larger than mine. (Well.........my feelings weren't hurt when they found it.) Five years ago, I unexplainably lost 2 (adjacent) Wax Leaf Ligustrums. I was very upset about that, particularly when a brand new neighbor had ...»
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I guess it's inevitable, Becky. But sounds like you have some really wonderful trees.
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Angela L., I meant to mention that you are far better off having a variety of different types of trees in your yard (as you have). If some type of disease or insect attack should begin to run rampant, you will not lose all your trees to it, as different things seem to attack different types of trees.
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Very true Becky. As I mentioned above we've lost many trees on our land. All the same type of pine. Our whole neighborhood was once a tree farm and about half the lots had these trees on them. Of the dozen trees we've planted we have five different varieties. -
Fortunately, I learned my lessons easily through a certified arborist, not by devastating loss of trees. We were lucky there were diverse plantings here when we purchased the property. Unfortunately, previous owners had planted trees in very poorly chosen locations. We ended up removing about 12 trees from this property, but you would never have even known that since the lot was still well treed. Since that then, any time we've had to remove a failing tree, I always plant another tree ...»
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WOW Becky I've never heard of the diseases you named...LOL
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yes Becky, in areas, my trees arent 2 feet apart lol. I do like the privacy they provide as well as the shade, so I wouldnt take out a lot of trees on the sides and back of my property, but I do need to go through and take out the "sick" ones, and in back for next summer, I want to have a better area for a larger vegetable garden like when I was growing up. Not as big, when I was growing up we had an acre garden, I dont need that much lol, and that would be too much work for me and honey ...»
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Sharron, I'd never heard of it before until it hit our city. The tale tell evidence of the disease was that the ends of the branches began to turn upwards, then take on the shape of the straw portion of a witch's broom. The fungus could be transferred by pruning sheers or through the soil. (They may have found other ways that it spread, since most hollies were lost in this city, and we didn't all have the same lawn crews.) 8-)
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Angela L., think of it this way: Plant the 1 acre garden; give up your daytime job, and sell fresh produce! I think you're very fortunate to have such a large lot that you can do all this!!
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The same fungus affects "East Palatka" hollies. The problem is so widespread that landscapers are not supposed to spec the tree in Orange County (Orlando), although I have seen it in nurseries.
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Douglas, have they picked up on other ways this fungus spreads? I tried to defy the incurable fungus by putting fungicides on mine religiously, but..........the fungus won out.
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As far as I know there are no chemical controls, Becky. It probably would have been kept more in check if landscapers had been scrupulous about cleaning their tools. You probably know that we now have a new threat attacking our native red bays, the ambosia beetle. I have one and have it on a pricey inoculation program. Fingers crossed, because if it doesn't work there eventually will not be a red bay left.
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Douglas, I hope that inoculation program works for you! When we moved to this home, several loquat trees in the yard had fire blight. We began all sorts of treatments, right down to injections, but they never could overcome the disease. There are none left in our yard now. Best of luck!!!
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Oh Becky! If only I could afford to!!! I would LOVE to do that! We have actually been "tossing around" the idea of a small scale nursery as a side business anyway....but I would LOVE to do it full time and NOT sit in an office at a computer all day! ICK! lol
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Angela, you could do that and refinish/repurpose furniture, etc. at the same time. Think of the fruit and vege displays you could make.
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LOL, I have a "repurposed chair" I am working on now! turning it into a planter! If I didnt know better, I'd think we'd met before!!!
