[Magdalen] In the jungle

[Jay Weigel]

I forgot to mention the other thing.....Virginia creeper, or as I prefer to
call it, "Creeping Virginia". We didn't have it in Tennessee, but we did
have trumpet vine. I like trumpet vine, but it *is* a nuisance!

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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