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[bruceha2000]

dead poison ivy growing on it

Sorry but the concept of dead poison ivy that could still be growing struck me as funny. Hope your rash clears up quickly.

 

[chickadoodles]

Wow Ron i did not know that bridge got damaged in that quake.

I've been on that bridge.

 

[chickadoodles]

Very pretty but place Penny.

 

[chickadoodles]

Micro sorry about your rash.

Penny hope you won't be hurting today.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Very pretty but place Penny.

Penny has a butt place? Tell me more!

 

[getaclue]

Penny, it's wonderful when you actually love your home. Dh, and I feel the same way about our place. This spring, I want to plant 3 Oak trees, and a variety of fruit trees. When we get the Oak trees put in, there is an existing Oak tree that has issues, including very poor location, so I'll have it cut down.

 

[chickadoodles]

Our very old oaks have root fungus and there is no treatment for it.
That is one of the reason's we cannot grow any plum trees for very long. The fungus kills them.
Auburn U is trying to develop a plum tree that will grow in Alabama.
They say that plum trees will only last 4-7 years in Alabama.
Most of ours died in the first couple of years and we lost the oldest this past summer it was 7 years old.

I hope you have better luck with your fruit trees there in Florida.

 

[getaclue]

chicka, the one I want cut down: 1. Is too close to the house (hurricane danger), and pool (roots pushing through the pool wall). 2. It's not really 1 tree. 3 trees grew up too close to each other. As they grew, the largest encompassed the middle tree, growing around it. 3. 1 section? of the tree(s) was hit by lightning, and was badly damaged. It's now rotting where it was struck, so that needs to be cut. The tree(s) have never been properly trimmed, or cut back, so they are a mess. I would have already had the thing cut down, but it's full of semi-rare birds, and I want to have alternate trees in place before cutting it down.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Our very old oaks have root fungus and there is no treatment for it.
That is one of the reason's we cannot grow any plum trees for very long. The fungus kills them.
Auburn U is trying to develop a plum tree that will grow in Alabama.
They say that plum trees will only last 4-7 years in Alabama.
Most of ours died in the first couple of years and we lost the oldest this past summer it was 7 years old.

I hope you have better luck with your fruit trees there in Florida.

How can you tell if they have root fungus?

 

[chickadoodles]

How can you tell if they have root fungus?

The trees are slowly dying and limbs fall off and look like a sponge. They also excrete a fungus on the bark and the dead limbs have an orange color to them inside. It's very sad some of our trees are well over 100 years old.