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If you're talking about kudzu, that's been around forever.
Yes my grand dad had kudzu covering a huge bank next to his house. He borrowed a goat from one of his friends and that entire hill was clean in no time.
Yes my grand dad had kudzu covering a huge bank next to his house. He borrowed a goat from one of his friends and that entire hill was clean in no time.
Did it stay gone or was it grown back in a few weeks?
I remember there was a huge field of kudzu near the Clemson Airport. One day they must have sprayed it because the whole thing was dead brown. A month or two later it was all back.
It's not only listed as a noxious weed but it is also a fragile tree and breaks easily with high winds; it can be dangerous if planted near your home, driveway, powerlines, etc...
When I lived in Florence, my subdivision had a row of these trees on the entryway. They always looked nice in the spring. I never noticed the smell though. But yes, Bradford pears are notorious for having "weak wood"; very prone to breaking, splitting in half etc in storms or wind.
I agree that they should be prohibited as a nuisance invasive, but it is crazy to force people to cut ones that have already been planted unless the state/county/city is going to pay for it.
Fortunately they are not that big and even a homeowner can generally handle cutting them, but still.
Read the article -- no forcing people to cut them down.
When I lived in Florence, my subdivision had a row of these trees on the entryway. They always looked nice in the spring. I never noticed the smell though. But yes, Bradford pears are notorious for having "weak wood"; very prone to breaking, splitting in half etc in storms or wind.
So true. At about 25 years, they start cracking apart in storms. Then, the wood is so hard that a household chain saw can barely get through it.
We paid $1000. to take 2 of them out of our back yard. Bad bad trees.
Did it stay gone or was it grown back in a few weeks?
I remember there was a huge field of kudzu near the Clemson Airport. One day they must have sprayed it because the whole thing was dead brown. A month or two later it was all back.
The Arnold Schwarzeneggar of invasives......
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