I know what Cottonwoods are. The neighborhood was full of them when I was a kid living in the city. Another dirty tree.
The only good I can say about Poplars is they kept me warm in the heater in the Winter when I lived in Wisconsin.
Hybrid Poplar Trees Dropping Honeydew
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The only good I can say about Poplars is they kept me warm in the heater in the Winter when I lived in Wisconsin.
One of the first rules of landscaping is that every plant has a downside. You have to decide if the downside is a dealbreaker.
Hybrid and native Tulip poplars have aphids and brittle wood.
Japanese maples and dogwoods are beautiful, but their downside is slooooow growth. You also have to be sure to get anthracnose fungus resistant dogwoods or they will be sick all their life. All the native dogwoods in east TN where we lived were infected and both blooms are leaves looked like they had corrosion problems.
I have mostly maples in my yard because they are reasonably fast growing shade, pretty in the fall, and the leaves readily mulch up into nothing. The downside is the millions of little helicopter seeds that fly everywhere and sprout endlessly. Sun Valley hybrid maple makes no seeds, but it doesn't grow as big as natives. Avoid silver maple. They are maples with all the good maple qualities omitted.
Willow oak is my favorite of the Oak family. They are fast growing and make large beautiful trees but have millions of thin little leaves that don't mulch up very well. I hate the other oaks because many (most?) don't shed leaves all at once in the fall. They dribble big leaves all winter long and the wind sends them everywhere. After every winter weather front my yard is full of oak leaves from my neighbors' houses and somehow they wind up inside my garage.
My favorite ornamentals are redbud (only about a 20 year life span
) and Yoshino cherry, (the ones in Washington DC). The cherries are probably the most beautiful tree, but they don't grow more than about 20 feet tall and they start branching fairly close to the ground so riding mowers can be a challenge. Other than that I think the cherries would do great in NC.
I never considered pecan trees for shade but the squirrels planted one for me in the back yard and I have been surprised at how fast it has grown. Could be a possible option to consider if I ever start over with another house.
Hybrid and native Tulip poplars have aphids and brittle wood.
Japanese maples and dogwoods are beautiful, but their downside is slooooow growth. You also have to be sure to get anthracnose fungus resistant dogwoods or they will be sick all their life. All the native dogwoods in east TN where we lived were infected and both blooms are leaves looked like they had corrosion problems.
I have mostly maples in my yard because they are reasonably fast growing shade, pretty in the fall, and the leaves readily mulch up into nothing. The downside is the millions of little helicopter seeds that fly everywhere and sprout endlessly. Sun Valley hybrid maple makes no seeds, but it doesn't grow as big as natives. Avoid silver maple. They are maples with all the good maple qualities omitted.
Willow oak is my favorite of the Oak family. They are fast growing and make large beautiful trees but have millions of thin little leaves that don't mulch up very well. I hate the other oaks because many (most?) don't shed leaves all at once in the fall. They dribble big leaves all winter long and the wind sends them everywhere. After every winter weather front my yard is full of oak leaves from my neighbors' houses and somehow they wind up inside my garage.
My favorite ornamentals are redbud (only about a 20 year life span
) and Yoshino cherry, (the ones in Washington DC). The cherries are probably the most beautiful tree, but they don't grow more than about 20 feet tall and they start branching fairly close to the ground so riding mowers can be a challenge. Other than that I think the cherries would do great in NC.I never considered pecan trees for shade but the squirrels planted one for me in the back yard and I have been surprised at how fast it has grown. Could be a possible option to consider if I ever start over with another house.
Understatement of the year, thank you! I.E., @alarmguy 's recommendation to plant oak should be proceeded with a Google search of "oak wilt in North Carolina".
I would check with your land grant university for recommended species with insect and disease tolerance. Maybe plastic trees are the answer, lol.
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Bummer about the trees. I always feel like I'm murdering something when I cut a mature tree down.
IMO, I'd cut them down and go a full year before planting something else. You might find you like it better without any trees at all.
Scott
IMO, I'd cut them down and go a full year before planting something else. You might find you like it better without any trees at all.
Scott
I’m not big on the tech shield glued to roof sheathing either.
I thought about, many times would you have. Seems like a win-win only problem in my house. It’s impossible to consider in our new home with a hip roof.
I always wondered about the durability of time if staples would hold it in place or if you would be better off with furring strips.
This is why they have to go.
Those pod leaves are glued to the hood. The sap droplets are all over the car, and will not come off with sap remover, denatured alcohol, hot water, gasoline etc. Only acetone removes it.
Wipers skip on the windshield.
Those pod leaves are glued to the hood. The sap droplets are all over the car, and will not come off with sap remover, denatured alcohol, hot water, gasoline etc. Only acetone removes it.
Wipers skip on the windshield.
If you dont want the shade, the only true solution is low growing trees which you were thinking about. All trees will drop sap.Maybe not as bad as what you have...
Then again, it will take along time for any tree to reach those heights.
Then again, it will take along time for any tree to reach those heights.
When I lived on 20 acres in Washington I had hybrid poplars, but not anywhere near the house. To grow one, just cut a little branch off a tree and stick it in the ground with a bud above ground. A one foot long stick is enough. You can have a six to eight inch trunk in just six years. Black walnuts were also easy to grow. Just till a patch of ground, drop and nut still in the hull and step on it. Also not near the house.
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Here's one from left field.
Have you considered male ginkgo trees as an option?
Have you considered male ginkgo trees as an option?
Never have, really don't know much about them. I'll look at them, thanks!!!!
The shangri la male tree looks pretty good.
I planted one in a Zone 4 climate. Loved the look, color and texture of the leaves. And a good looking tree imo. Very different shape than anything else. Good luck.