The woods across the street were being taken over by English Ivy, Wisteria & Honeysuckle. I've been trying to pull out what I can while leaving plants, shrubs and trees that are beneficial to wildlife. I've been amazed to find out just how many plants, shrubs and trees out there provide food for birds and other wildlife. If it were not for what I've learned here on GW, I would have never taken on such a task. We're fortunate and blessed to have the woodland area across the street. It is my hope that the property owner never sells it. I'm not so sure that one person can win the battle against English Ivy, Chinese Honeysuckle and Wisteria. Anyway, the knowledge you've shared here has motivated me to put forth some elbow grease in an effort to preserve the woods across the street. I've only made a dent. Bboy, I tip my hat to you...5 out of 6 in no time flat. Yes, I can always count on you. You've taught me a lot. Oh, Bboy, if you read this...chestnut, any idea about whether or not it's the native kind? I've been looking at images on the web and I'm still not sure. Actually, I was really blown away by that one. I couldn't help but think about, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire." Never thought about having chestnuts in GA. Yes, I have a lot to learn. (LOL) Thank you! Bubbleoffplumb, trust me, I've dug up, cut up and removed a lot of wisteria. I don't think I'll win the battle against the wisteria in the woods. Those plants will send off a shoot that reaches 40 feet or more into the woods. I appreciate your input; however, after some web searching, bboy is right again (I just don't know what kind it is yet.) Thank you for trying to help me out, it was nice of you. Fatamorgana, Phytolacca americana, pokeweed is what I was hoping for for some reason. I think the birds love the berries it produces and I'm trying to help the birds. Personally, I think it's an interesting plant. I'll be watching it to see if it produces those berries later on in the year. Thanks to all! This is my favorite forum. There are just so many helpful folks in-the-know here. Bon Oops! No time to proofread. Sorry!

So these cuts on either side of the node are made lengthwise for roots to be able to come out, correct? How deep should these cuts be made? Just cut down into the cambium layer - 1mm It also looks like you didn't remove the blossoms, is that okay? I thought removing the blossoms helps the cutting take root as most of its energy will go into rooting. Is that the case? Maybe it is different with the purple leaf sand cherry though. No, you're right, in fact I should go do that now - I left a few in the hustle of getting this all done quickly. Also, your cuttings appear to be about 5-6 inches tall when ready to be placed in the rooting medium. Is that correct? yup Would I be safe using sphagnum moss as well? I can purchase either perlite or sphagnum moss, just wondering which to get. Perlite will come in handy with potting soil as well though, so I may go with perlite, like you did. I find that its a whole lot easier to control the moisture level in perlite - as long as there is some sort of lid on it, it stays damp for weeks, wicks up moisture from the bottom as needed, but doesn't turn into a soggy mess. Lets air get down to the roots as well. I just find that much harder to manage with the moss and my cuttings rot far more easily. If I use a clear plastic bag, would that work too? I guess the downside of a plastic bag is that I'd need to have some fixture inside that keeps it from touching the leaves though. Sure, just put in some sticks to hold the bag up. Also, do you think I should get a different rooting hormone, or is my STIM-ROOT No. 1 rooting hormone (a pink powder) good enough? I'm sure that what you have is fine - its all the same active ingredient. Another few comments - if the leaves fall off, discard and start over. - when you start to see new top growth, thats a sign that things are going well. That should be at 4 to 6 weeks. - When you see that, its time to start taking off the plastic cover. Be careful - the environment is so humid under the plastic that the leaves adapt. If your ambient, room humidity is much drier, then when they're exposed, they'll wilt in a few hours. Needs a bit of TLC - remove for an hour, replace, next day two hours, etc. You may not need to worry about this, but I live in a desert, so its a major concern..... I live on the corner of two busy roads, so I've planted a sound/visual barrier with pine and ash trees, and under those, I have lots of shrubs, including a dozen or so sand cherry growing in the partial shade. I'd love to have more of them, but at this point, when I plant small things out, the trees pretty much steal all the sun, water, and nutrients.....

Yes, photos would help. If you don't know how to post photos, you can get a free Photobucket account and follow these directions: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hosta/msg0513322013993.html?14 What do you mean by "squashed?" Much wider than it is tall (oblate)? And it would help to have other details about the fruit. For instance, is the tomato ribbed? When you say "medium to light red," do you mean it's definitely red as opposed to pink? Is it a beefsteak type? How many cells (seed chambers) do you see when it's cut along its equator? Does it have yellow shoulders? Does it tend to split, and if so, what type of splitting? How tall is the plant? Does it seem to be an indeterminate or a determinate? You can check leaf photos on these sites: http://www.wintersown.org/wseo1/Tomato_Leaf_Scans.html (leaves only) http://sev.lternet.edu/~jnekola/Heirloom/tomatoesA.htm (stem with leaves and flowers; also fruit) Here's Silvery Fir Tree: http://www.flickr.com/photos/megz/5859006416/ I haven't grown it and don't know if the fruit would qualify as "squashed," but it's famous for its fine, ferny foliage. (You might not have this tomato, but if the leaves look familiar, that would help people to suggest possible varieties.) Here's Silvery Fir Tree again, from the second tomato link above: But when all is said and done, there are more than 10,000 tomato varieties and it's not possible to give a definite identification. You said you were told it was an heirloom: is this a variety that was passed down in a family for decades? What do you know about its history? Maybe it's a variety which isn't known yet outside that family.

I read this post further down (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/weeds/msg041954384899.html?3) and the plant I pulled seems similar in a few ways. There is a purple-flowering vine over my neighbor's fence (in the back shady area in the most recent picture). I'll get a pic of those vines and try to have them ID'd and see if the suckers match the description. Thanks, floral_uk... it does appear to be a sucker based on the horizontal root. What threw me off was that it's so far out from anything that looks like it, and there was also a sizeable sucker in the crack between the wall of the house and the concrete.