Be Gone and STAY Gone! Tree of Heaven, Pear, Creeper

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by lammius

These: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...689_story.html

that's a fantastic article that everyone should read.

[kjg1963]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

that's a fantastic article that everyone should read.

I grew up in that area. University Park where they planted these pear trees is a lovely neighborhood. Story was made even more interesting to me because of the local connection.

As for the Tree of Heaven - I did not know that was what they were called. This will be so un-PC (and I apologize in advance) but I remember people calling them "Ghetto Palms." They could take hold in the most urban neighborhood and thrive. A crack in the sidewalk was all that was needed for one to pop up.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by kjg1963

I grew up in that area. University Park where they planted these pear trees is a lovely neighborhood. Story was made even more interesting to me because of the local connection.

As for the Tree of Heaven - I did not know that was what they were called. This will be so un-PC (and I apologize in advance) but I remember people calling them "Ghetto Palms." They could take hold in the most urban neighborhood and thrive. A crack in the sidewalk was all that was needed for one to pop up.

i currently live near where they all started off near glenn dale. in the spring there is a sudden explosion of white at all the roadsides - hundreds of thousands of these escapees blooming

[arleigh]

copper sulfate , drill a hole in the tree and pour the copper sulfate in the hole and it will die down to the roots guaranteed

[Zoisite]

Originally Posted by arleigh

copper sulfate , drill a hole in the tree and pour the copper sulfate in the hole and it will die down to the roots guaranteed

Yes! I second this. Do this with the stumps and any large surface roots of both trees then treat all other unwanted vegetation in the plot with Roundup and cover with heavy black plastic to allow EVERYTHING to completely die back.


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