Oldman47
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A decorative apple would be fine. Most don't get very big and they don't get apples to make a mess of the grass.
New house, mind looking at the trees?
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What is you soil like? Sandy, loam or clay? Does it sit wet or dry out pretty quickly after rain?
What are you looking for? Shade; spring flowers; fall color; unique form to the tree; etc...?
What are you looking for? Shade; spring flowers; fall color; unique form to the tree; etc...?
Seems like the soil drains quickly in that area, there is a slight downhill slope there which I am sure helps. Not sure on what kind of soil we've got there, been tackling a lot of projects around here lately and this tree needs to come down first!
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Nice shot of a carpenter bee, Moondoggie. lol
To the OP: I'd cut down the one with the rotten trunk and the other one that is dropping dead limbs.
To the OP: I'd cut down the one with the rotten trunk and the other one that is dropping dead limbs.
Got about halfway through the mostly dead one in the front yard over a couple of hours today. Ive got an even greater respect for the hard work you guys do!
I can't remember if I posted, but the one with the hole near the base of the trunk seems solid. A screwdriver only goes in about an inch or two, all the branches have leaves and it's not dropping anything. I'll probably consider dropping it next year, but for now the only think I think HAS to be done is cutting a dead branch from it that's about 20' up.
Thanks again for all the help everyone.
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I can't remember if I posted, but the one with the hole near the base of the trunk seems solid. A screwdriver only goes in about an inch or two, all the branches have leaves and it's not dropping anything. I'll probably consider dropping it next year, but for now the only think I think HAS to be done is cutting a dead branch from it that's about 20' up.
Thanks again for all the help everyone.
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If it is that solid, it sounds like it is worth keeping...
Cedar Eater
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If you're sure that you are going to have it taken down, consider tapping it to death before you do. You might as well get some syrup out of it before it dies.
Honey locust, sweet gum, katsura, zelkova, swamp white oak, buckeye, any but a soft maple. Guys got enough of them.
Tap a silver in May?
You can tap silver maple...there is just a LOT more water to boil off.
Honestly I did not know you could tap silvers at all. Well I suppose you can tap an oak if you like but is it worth it?
There was a guy on here a while back tapping Black Walnut. Never did hear how he made out. Juglones man, juglones
There was a guy on here a while back tapping Black Walnut. Never did hear how he made out. Juglones man, juglones
Cedar Eater
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No. He said he was going to take it down next year. He can tap it at the appropriate time next winter.
Thanks didn't know I got him
Cedar Eater
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Not particularly. Silvers and reds are sometimes even sweeter that sugars when the conditions are right, but usually it takes less than 50% additional sap to make the same amount of syrup. mapletrader.com is a great site for info on syrup making.
Tapping silvers and reds is definitely worth it. Yard trees in full sun typically have way more sugar in their sap than trees in the woods.
Cedar Eater
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Honey locust - better get the thornless and seedless hybrid. Those seed pods make a big mess.
Sweet gum - Saw a lot of those die in the SELP. Might be too cold there.
Katsura - never saw one in the SELP.
Zelkova - never saw one in the SELP. Is it susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease?
Swamp white oak - makes a mess when it starts dropping acorns. Major squirrel attractor.
Buckeye - Everybody in Michigan knows that buckeyes are useless nuts. It's a U of Michigan - Ohio State U thing.
Can you even buy honey locust that aren't thornless/seedless?
Agree sweet gum is probably not cold hardy enough. We saw them suffer in the winters of 13/14 and 14/15 in NW Ohio.
Katusra and Zelkova should do fine. There are some Zelkova around here suffering, so maybe they are not as cold hardy as advertised??? No DED problems on those.
Oak sounds like it is too big for the space.
Buckeye: Call it a horsechestnut. Plant a yellow buckeye and make jokes about that... Ohio buckeye is going to have problems with guignardia.
A few others I'd add...depending on soil:
The long list of scab resistant crabapple. Pick a size, shape, and flower color. If you like the purple leaves, this is probably the best bet.
Black gum
Serviceberry
Linden
Hornbeam
Persian ironwood
Whiteshield osage orange
Tree lilac
Frontier elm
Flowering or Pagoda dogwood
Saucer magnolia
etc... (and that doesn't even include a long list of the maples that are I'd choose long before any A. platanoides).
Agree sweet gum is probably not cold hardy enough. We saw them suffer in the winters of 13/14 and 14/15 in NW Ohio.
Katusra and Zelkova should do fine. There are some Zelkova around here suffering, so maybe they are not as cold hardy as advertised??? No DED problems on those.
Oak sounds like it is too big for the space.
Buckeye: Call it a horsechestnut. Plant a yellow buckeye and make jokes about that... Ohio buckeye is going to have problems with guignardia.
A few others I'd add...depending on soil:
The long list of scab resistant crabapple. Pick a size, shape, and flower color. If you like the purple leaves, this is probably the best bet.
Black gum
Serviceberry
Linden
Hornbeam
Persian ironwood
Whiteshield osage orange
Tree lilac
Frontier elm
Flowering or Pagoda dogwood
Saucer magnolia
etc... (and that doesn't even include a long list of the maples that are I'd choose long before any A. platanoides).
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