[Magdalen] In the jungle

[Jay Weigel]

Except that their dang branches break and fall on things they shouldn't.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 9/8/2015 5:57:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> susanvhagen at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
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> 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.>>>>>
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> Chinese Sumac and Tree of Heaven are common names.  It's  interesting
> to see them crawl up the mountains here at the edge of the  Pennsylvania
> Poconos.  They have nearly made it to the top on PA 309 and I-81,  and
> soon those communities upon the mountains will have to contend with  them.
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> They haven't pushed into the upper one half of Wisconsin, and I've  never
> seen them in Minnesota, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
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> Another more southern tree that has been following the Interstate  System
> to northern latitudes is the Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus  virginiana).
> I have no problem with them, but I don't raise apples.  They are  the
> alternate host for Apple-Cedar Rust.  This kills the apple trees but
> doesn't
> bother the cedars much.
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> One could do worse than to have a forest of Tulip trees.  They are  North
> America's largest hardwood.  I have just one that I dearly love.
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> David Strang.
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