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10-11-2005, 09:46 PM
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I agree with HardDaysNight, I was just at a clients today where we have a row of hydrangea and they are beautiful now turning pink. The only thing to think about is the amount of bees these things attract. In August when the flowers are still white they are swarming with bees. Good luck.
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10-11-2005, 10:24 PM
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On Voodoos concept, lets plant a female Ginko right where the fruit can drop on the walk!
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10-11-2005, 10:49 PM
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TF Rose-of Sharon is a good option -- but MAN -- I hate Rose-ofSharon and try not to use them.
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Why? It's one of the very few that bloom late in the seasons and solves your problem.
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Hibiscus would be a great choice -- if i lived about 500 miles south of here. I am in zone 5a
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It is extremely hardy and imo beautiful.
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10-12-2005, 12:16 AM
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I do not like Rose-ofSharon because it an invasiveplant that self seeds and invades, lawns, neighbors yards and natural lands.
When you said Hibiscus I was assuming tropical hibiscus - not Rose-of-Sharon.
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10-12-2005, 08:50 AM
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Coralburst crab will keep your size requirement and should be easy to source.
How about a Flowercarpet rose on a standard...also easy to find.
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10-15-2005, 05:50 PM
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lol voodoooo heh!
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10-15-2005, 09:59 PM
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Never encountered Rose-of-Sharon seedlings running wild. I dislike them for the coarse Winter habit.
Ever wonder if any plant could make this client happy? That maybe it's not about the right-plant for this spot at all???
After several rejections of suggestions, I would insist that the client do the leg-work, come up with the perfect choice, and you'll dig the hole and shove whatever they come up with in it!  |
10-28-2005, 06:08 PM
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I have seen Rose of Sharon pruned into a small single stem tree that looked pretty darn kool. Or how about 'Forest Pansy' redbud?
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10-28-2005, 06:50 PM
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Update -- took members advice. Went to local nursery and gave her a list of about 10 trees to looka t and tag for me to purcahse. She chose something else entrirely -- A Capital Pear.
Job done -- shes happy and for atleast her lifetime -- the tree will work.
BEST PART -- her neighbor bought the tree. Only had to move it about 50 feet to its new spot. No Harm - No foul. Everyone was happy!
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10-28-2005, 11:25 PM
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A capaital pear? DOH!
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10-28-2005, 11:32 PM
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As a father I was always aware that I was raising my sons to leave home, marry, establish families, and be men who could stand on their own two feet. We must fulfill our own destiny. I really wasn't concerned about what they might 'do' but I wanted them to 'be' good men.
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10-29-2005, 08:40 AM
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I do not like Rose-ofSharon because it an invasiveplant that self seeds and invades, lawns, neighbors yards and natural lands.
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You should see the 'sterile' pears that are growing by us. Hope Capitals don't turn out the same way. Our pruning guy cut a branch off a flowering pear a month of 2 ago (don't know if it was a Cleveland Select or Bradford) but the fruit on it was almost as big as a regular pear tree. They are also starting to self seed by us.
I'm not using pears as much as I used to because of this. Only if I have to.
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10-31-2005, 09:16 PM
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How bad does a 'Capital' smell in flower?
On Mark's theme... Callery Pear Invasiveness
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10-31-2005, 10:50 PM
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We are also having problems with cross pollination of pears. They are springing up along the highways and on dormant land such as farm land that is waiting to be developed. Hopefully they will be weak wooded so they won't last long.
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11-01-2005, 07:53 AM
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I almost forgot about the wonderful fragrance of a pear, Voodoo. Thanks for reminding me, not. Now I'm going to have the smell in my nose all day. lol
How long have Callery Pears been around? Anybody know? We have a median in a parking lot that if left alone would have a beautiful groundcover full of seedlings. But the landscape has been in since the mid 90's. I don't know if they are Bradfords or Callery.
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