killing the invasive yaupon!!!!
calsmom
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Comments (4)Thankyou... I actually care for my neighbors home too...And because I don't always have the time like my yard, God these vines are every where. They are choking their bushes, crawling up their foundation, overtaking their grass, crawling up the fence, and now spreading into my gardens. If you pull up a baby, no roots come up..I will take a pic of them. They grow these weird looking bean pods and they tangle and choke everything they climb on. Now they are mixing in with my honeysuckel vines..ARG...See MoreRoundup to kill invasive tree
Comments (10)lkz5ia- You may not have witnessed honey locust suckering, but I can assure you honey locusts do sucker - it appears they are variable and not every tree suckers. The majority of them I have seen do- some extremely bad. My parent's thornless honey locust cultiver is extremely bad. Dozens of suckers every year. However, the thorney suckers provide the most headaches. They can't be pulled as they are full of thorns shorty after they sprout. Here are a few more links where these suckers are referred to. http://tn.essortment.com/honeylocusttre_rjyq.htm http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/38373/ http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/lawns/msg0819310320470.html Here is a link that might be useful: HELP! honey locust tree taking over my lawn!...See MoreGray's - Grey's little leaf? Yaupon where?
Comments (3)Look up on the net. Google it. I would love to have one myself. They are very architectural and I see a lot of them planted in the Crown Heights area in OKC. Beautiful tree. Susan...See MoreKill the Ivy! Kill the Ivy! Help me Kill The Ivy!
Comments (15)I would also assume that it is legal in PA, but you can always check with your cooperative extension and see what they say. You mentioned that your slope is southfacing, so I assume that it gets sun. That should make it easier than a shady site to get something to grow. I am probably not the best expert, but what about forsythia bushes? The one I have in my backyard is prolific without being uncontrollable and I think would be deeply rooted enough to help stabilize the slope. Also I would think that they would be fairly inexpensive and common at the big box stores so that you could get a bunch in without breaking the bank. My other thought was some low growing evergreen bushes. I have some on my sunny slope and they are doing quite well. For the shaded portion of my slope I am looking at planting some hydrangeas (once I get the ivy out) and maybe some ferns. Litrope would also be a good choice and is sold at the box stores. I would consider digging it up now while it is not completely established and not out of control. Like a misplaced tree, it will just get to be a bigger proble to solve later if it is left to flourish now. Plus I would expect to find it establishing other places in your yard (far from where it is planted) and becoming a problem in many spots. Last, I know that in my english ivy is where the poison ivy starts. I only have poison ivy where the English Ivy is and that is a bigger problem! Here is a link that might be useful: MD Suggestions for Groundcovers...See MoreIris GW
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