[Magdalen] In the jungle

[Susan Hagen]

Of all the nasty invasive things I've had to deal with in a gardening
lifetime I think I may hate ailanthus most of all.  There is no name too
bad for them and the stink is revolting.

Susan

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> They do here, and so do tulip poplars. S/O refers to both as being "not
> good citizens". He refers to the ailanthus by other names, all unprintable.
> My late ex called them "weed trees". I do not find them at all attractive,
> besides which, they stink when cut and are not useful for firewood.
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 9/8/2015 2:51:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > Hackberry and ailanthus here, not to mention the  blackberries.>>>>>
> >
> > Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) actually is a rather nice
> > landscaping tree, and ought to be planted more than it is.
> >
> > At least in my areas of Wisconsin, there is not a problem from their
> > seeding
> > in everywhere.  Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven) has not made it to
> > NW and West Central Wisconsin yet, and I haven't noticed any in
> > Minnesota.  They are certainly here in Pennsylvania, and climb  up
> > the mountains along the roadways.  There are a few large and  actually
> > rather beautiful trees locally, but they are mostly a pest.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
> >
> >
>



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