➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Conan]

Now a tree that you can no longer buy. So many states have declared them a noxious weed that the nurseries no longer grow them for sale.

You betcha, I got most of mine by simply watering areas and everywhere that got watered they sprouted from all the seeds that the birds crapped out.

I figured. Sounds like it spreads like the alder and willow around here!
Granted, the alder and willow don't typically spread through seeds.

 

[Conan]

Now a tree that you can no longer buy. So many states have declared them a noxious weed that the nurseries no longer grow them for sale.

You betcha, I got most of mine by simply watering areas and everywhere that got watered they sprouted from all the seeds that the birds crapped out. Now I just keep mowing off all the seedlings that come up everywhere.

Do you remove them or leave them?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Check this out
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ripley-the-4-legged-chicken.1309218/

Wasn’t there another thread of a chick with 4 legs just like a few months ago? I swore there was!

 

[R2elk]

Do you remove them or leave them?

I am slowly trying to replace them with other trees especially Linden trees. When Wyoming declared them to be a noxious weed, they promised us that they would not go after our shelter belts. It was all a political rip off. One of the legislators had a buddy that wanted to start a business for removing the Russian Olive trees. The state couldn't pay him to rip out the perfectly good trees unless they were declared a noxious weed. They did some lying such as claiming that Russian Olives were a detriment to birds and other wildlife. I have not had any birds show up here that did not like the Russian Olive trees. The warblers love them as a wonderful place to ambush all the little flying insects that gather in them. Robins love the olives as do many other seed eaters. Deer love them for a place to hide out and they also eat the olives. The honeybees work them over when they are in bloom. My turkeys and chickens fatten up on the olives in the fall and winter.

Anyhow they declared them a noxious weed and the legislator's buddy got paid to rip them out on public property and replace them with types that won't grow here. Now that they have finished that program the state is using taxpayer money to print advertisements for him to take out the trees on private property at a cost to the property owner.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Well, I guess one picture won’t hurt.

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Idk why but this place looks super familiar to me for some reason LOL like I feel like I’ve seen this picture before... but probably not. Idk.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Luna is being super cute right now lol she stuck one little paw out a while ago and now she has both paws out

 

[ShrekDawg]

This is so cute LOL

 

[Conan]

I am slowly trying to replace them with other trees especially Linden trees. When Wyoming declared them to be a noxious weed, they promised us that they would not go after our shelter belts. It was all a political rip off. One of the legislators had a buddy that wanted to start a business for removing the Russian Olive trees. The state couldn't pay him to rip out the perfectly good trees unless they were declared a noxious weed. They did some lying such as claiming that Russian Olives were a detriment to birds and other wildlife. I have not had any birds show up here that did not like the Russian Olive trees. The warblers love them as a wonderful place to ambush all the little flying insects that gather in them. Robins love the olives as do many other seed eaters. Deer love them for a place to hide out and they also eat the olives. The honeybees work them over when they are in bloom. My turkeys and chickens fatten up on the olives in the fall and winter.

Anyhow they declared them a noxious weed and the legislator's buddy got paid to rip them out on public property and replace them with types that won't grow here. Now that they have finished that program the state is using taxpayer money to print advertisements for him to take out the trees on private property at a cost to the property owner.

Corruption? In politicians? NO.
Sounds about right. Are they the sort that force you to hire the toad to remove the trees if they see them on your property?

 

[debid]

I am slowly trying to replace them with other trees especially Linden trees. When Wyoming declared them to be a noxious weed, they promised us that they would not go after our shelter belts. It was all a political rip off. One of the legislators had a buddy that wanted to start a business for removing the Russian Olive trees. The state couldn't pay him to rip out the perfectly good trees unless they were declared a noxious weed. They did some lying such as claiming that Russian Olives were a detriment to birds and other wildlife. I have not had any birds show up here that did not like the Russian Olive trees. The warblers love them as a wonderful place to ambush all the little flying insects that gather in them. Robins love the olives as do many other seed eaters. Deer love them for a place to hide out and they also eat the olives. The honeybees work them over when they are in bloom. My turkeys and chickens fatten up on the olives in the fall and winter.

Anyhow they declared them a noxious weed and the legislator's buddy got paid to rip them out on public property and replace them with types that won't grow here. Now that they have finished that program the state is using taxpayer money to print advertisements for him to take out the trees on private property at a cost to the property owner.

The power company came around with flyers about the emerald ash borer wanting us to consent to them removing "any ash trees close enough to the power lines to hit them if they tipped over from the roots". I had some questions.

The borers aren't even here in TN yet, the trees they'd be cutting would be perfectly healthy. I asked if he'd marked the trees he was talking about so I could see and he hadn't. It was winter so no leaves to help me ID, just sign here, please!



I told him that we will remove dead or dying trees that pose a risk to the lines when and if that happens.

I happened to be reminded of this and went looking today. They were talking about trees large enough to sell for timber. More than 20 healthy, mature trees. Someone is making a pile of money with these scare tactics.

 

[ShrekDawg]

My mom found a big container with a bunch of seeds in it today. Sooo many seeds. just went through them all. I’m exhausted lol