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June 6, 2010 at 1:06 PM #561592June 6, 2010 at 1:18 PM #560630
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Participant[quote=Hobie]If you are in San Diego Clausen Nursery in Vista has high quality fruit trees. Very nice guy who very helpful. Tell him where you live and he will tell what will grow well in that area.
Also trees or shrubs don’t block sound. You need a solid structure for this. This is why you see glass fencing on homes next to freeways.
Regarding pepper trees, over time the berries and leaves mess up the soil under the tree so turf and finicky shrubs don’t do well. We had a home with a very old tree that looked way cool and didn’t want to cut it down.
I replaced the soil under the tree about 6-8″ down with new dirt and it helped for a few years. I would also lace the tree ( have it done ) every 2-3 years which really made it look fantastic and not like a 50foot tall bush![/quote]
Only female peppers produce berries…
June 6, 2010 at 1:18 PM #560729Participant[quote=Hobie]If you are in San Diego Clausen Nursery in Vista has high quality fruit trees. Very nice guy who very helpful. Tell him where you live and he will tell what will grow well in that area.
Also trees or shrubs don’t block sound. You need a solid structure for this. This is why you see glass fencing on homes next to freeways.
Regarding pepper trees, over time the berries and leaves mess up the soil under the tree so turf and finicky shrubs don’t do well. We had a home with a very old tree that looked way cool and didn’t want to cut it down.
I replaced the soil under the tree about 6-8″ down with new dirt and it helped for a few years. I would also lace the tree ( have it done ) every 2-3 years which really made it look fantastic and not like a 50foot tall bush![/quote]
Only female peppers produce berries…
June 6, 2010 at 1:18 PM #561225Participant[quote=Hobie]If you are in San Diego Clausen Nursery in Vista has high quality fruit trees. Very nice guy who very helpful. Tell him where you live and he will tell what will grow well in that area.
Also trees or shrubs don’t block sound. You need a solid structure for this. This is why you see glass fencing on homes next to freeways.
Regarding pepper trees, over time the berries and leaves mess up the soil under the tree so turf and finicky shrubs don’t do well. We had a home with a very old tree that looked way cool and didn’t want to cut it down.
I replaced the soil under the tree about 6-8″ down with new dirt and it helped for a few years. I would also lace the tree ( have it done ) every 2-3 years which really made it look fantastic and not like a 50foot tall bush![/quote]
Only female peppers produce berries…
June 6, 2010 at 1:18 PM #561331Participant[quote=Hobie]If you are in San Diego Clausen Nursery in Vista has high quality fruit trees. Very nice guy who very helpful. Tell him where you live and he will tell what will grow well in that area.
Also trees or shrubs don’t block sound. You need a solid structure for this. This is why you see glass fencing on homes next to freeways.
Regarding pepper trees, over time the berries and leaves mess up the soil under the tree so turf and finicky shrubs don’t do well. We had a home with a very old tree that looked way cool and didn’t want to cut it down.
I replaced the soil under the tree about 6-8″ down with new dirt and it helped for a few years. I would also lace the tree ( have it done ) every 2-3 years which really made it look fantastic and not like a 50foot tall bush![/quote]
Only female peppers produce berries…
June 6, 2010 at 1:18 PM #561612Participant[quote=Hobie]If you are in San Diego Clausen Nursery in Vista has high quality fruit trees. Very nice guy who very helpful. Tell him where you live and he will tell what will grow well in that area.
Also trees or shrubs don’t block sound. You need a solid structure for this. This is why you see glass fencing on homes next to freeways.
Regarding pepper trees, over time the berries and leaves mess up the soil under the tree so turf and finicky shrubs don’t do well. We had a home with a very old tree that looked way cool and didn’t want to cut it down.
I replaced the soil under the tree about 6-8″ down with new dirt and it helped for a few years. I would also lace the tree ( have it done ) every 2-3 years which really made it look fantastic and not like a 50foot tall bush![/quote]
Only female peppers produce berries…
May 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM #693295Anonymous
GuestOn the California INVASIVE Plant List!
Friends don’t let friends plant Brazilian Pepper trees. Get ready for a long and strenuous war!
The Brazilian Pepper tree is on the list and people need to be aware not to plant or support them. From personal experience I can tell you that they are indeed extremely invasive – just take a look at San Diego’s canyons – in some places those things are in almost complete control crowding over native species forming thickets and spreading roots all over the place. There was a Brazilian Pepper tree in one corner of my yard. At first I thought it was nice due to the shade and greenery, but then someone with a little more sense than I read about them and also heard how my neighbor chased the tree for years from end of his yard to the other to have it pop in my yard. The tree grows shoots which emerge in any crack they can find and is extremely difficult to contain.
You need to battle it actively with fierce determination and unwaivering will! Counseling and psychological support are essential and can be provided on this forum if needed.
In Florida there are 700,000 acres infested with the Brazilian Pepper tree. Just search “Florida Brazilian Pepper tree” and you’ll find out.
If you have it, cut it right now, drill holes in the stump and pour poison. Be prepared with a saw and dig to find the roots and isolate them. Of course that’s impossible to do completely, it’s probably a losing battle, but it gives some sort of satisfaction when the monster is gone at least on the surface.
May 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM #693374GuestOn the California INVASIVE Plant List!
Friends don’t let friends plant Brazilian Pepper trees. Get ready for a long and strenuous war!
The Brazilian Pepper tree is on the list and people need to be aware not to plant or support them. From personal experience I can tell you that they are indeed extremely invasive – just take a look at San Diego’s canyons – in some places those things are in almost complete control crowding over native species forming thickets and spreading roots all over the place. There was a Brazilian Pepper tree in one corner of my yard. At first I thought it was nice due to the shade and greenery, but then someone with a little more sense than I read about them and also heard how my neighbor chased the tree for years from end of his yard to the other to have it pop in my yard. The tree grows shoots which emerge in any crack they can find and is extremely difficult to contain.
You need to battle it actively with fierce determination and unwaivering will! Counseling and psychological support are essential and can be provided on this forum if needed.
In Florida there are 700,000 acres infested with the Brazilian Pepper tree. Just search “Florida Brazilian Pepper tree” and you’ll find out.
If you have it, cut it right now, drill holes in the stump and pour poison. Be prepared with a saw and dig to find the roots and isolate them. Of course that’s impossible to do completely, it’s probably a losing battle, but it gives some sort of satisfaction when the monster is gone at least on the surface.
May 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM #693980GuestOn the California INVASIVE Plant List!
Friends don’t let friends plant Brazilian Pepper trees. Get ready for a long and strenuous war!
The Brazilian Pepper tree is on the list and people need to be aware not to plant or support them. From personal experience I can tell you that they are indeed extremely invasive – just take a look at San Diego’s canyons – in some places those things are in almost complete control crowding over native species forming thickets and spreading roots all over the place. There was a Brazilian Pepper tree in one corner of my yard. At first I thought it was nice due to the shade and greenery, but then someone with a little more sense than I read about them and also heard how my neighbor chased the tree for years from end of his yard to the other to have it pop in my yard. The tree grows shoots which emerge in any crack they can find and is extremely difficult to contain.
You need to battle it actively with fierce determination and unwaivering will! Counseling and psychological support are essential and can be provided on this forum if needed.
In Florida there are 700,000 acres infested with the Brazilian Pepper tree. Just search “Florida Brazilian Pepper tree” and you’ll find out.
If you have it, cut it right now, drill holes in the stump and pour poison. Be prepared with a saw and dig to find the roots and isolate them. Of course that’s impossible to do completely, it’s probably a losing battle, but it gives some sort of satisfaction when the monster is gone at least on the surface.
May 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM #694126GuestOn the California INVASIVE Plant List!
Friends don’t let friends plant Brazilian Pepper trees. Get ready for a long and strenuous war!
The Brazilian Pepper tree is on the list and people need to be aware not to plant or support them. From personal experience I can tell you that they are indeed extremely invasive – just take a look at San Diego’s canyons – in some places those things are in almost complete control crowding over native species forming thickets and spreading roots all over the place. There was a Brazilian Pepper tree in one corner of my yard. At first I thought it was nice due to the shade and greenery, but then someone with a little more sense than I read about them and also heard how my neighbor chased the tree for years from end of his yard to the other to have it pop in my yard. The tree grows shoots which emerge in any crack they can find and is extremely difficult to contain.
You need to battle it actively with fierce determination and unwaivering will! Counseling and psychological support are essential and can be provided on this forum if needed.
In Florida there are 700,000 acres infested with the Brazilian Pepper tree. Just search “Florida Brazilian Pepper tree” and you’ll find out.
If you have it, cut it right now, drill holes in the stump and pour poison. Be prepared with a saw and dig to find the roots and isolate them. Of course that’s impossible to do completely, it’s probably a losing battle, but it gives some sort of satisfaction when the monster is gone at least on the surface.
May 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM #694478GuestOn the California INVASIVE Plant List!
Friends don’t let friends plant Brazilian Pepper trees. Get ready for a long and strenuous war!
The Brazilian Pepper tree is on the list and people need to be aware not to plant or support them. From personal experience I can tell you that they are indeed extremely invasive – just take a look at San Diego’s canyons – in some places those things are in almost complete control crowding over native species forming thickets and spreading roots all over the place. There was a Brazilian Pepper tree in one corner of my yard. At first I thought it was nice due to the shade and greenery, but then someone with a little more sense than I read about them and also heard how my neighbor chased the tree for years from end of his yard to the other to have it pop in my yard. The tree grows shoots which emerge in any crack they can find and is extremely difficult to contain.
You need to battle it actively with fierce determination and unwaivering will! Counseling and psychological support are essential and can be provided on this forum if needed.
In Florida there are 700,000 acres infested with the Brazilian Pepper tree. Just search “Florida Brazilian Pepper tree” and you’ll find out.
If you have it, cut it right now, drill holes in the stump and pour poison. Be prepared with a saw and dig to find the roots and isolate them. Of course that’s impossible to do completely, it’s probably a losing battle, but it gives some sort of satisfaction when the monster is gone at least on the surface.
May 7, 2011 at 9:49 AM #693314moneymaker
ParticipantUsed to have brazilian pepper tree(s?) in backyard, must have been the male variety as I do not recall any berries. I for one would never grow a tree right next to a house for shade, that is just asking for trouble. A roof that has leaves on it will also hold water and that will cut the life of the roof in half. I to am in search of the perfect tree to plant. Have a rubber tree in front that is growing like gangbusters(planted by previous owner) that has to be pruned and drops leaves like crazy. I can literally stand there and watch a big leaf fall every 15-20 minutes. I’m leaning towards the oak family for the backyard, already have several fruit trees planted.
May 7, 2011 at 9:49 AM #693394ParticipantUsed to have brazilian pepper tree(s?) in backyard, must have been the male variety as I do not recall any berries. I for one would never grow a tree right next to a house for shade, that is just asking for trouble. A roof that has leaves on it will also hold water and that will cut the life of the roof in half. I to am in search of the perfect tree to plant. Have a rubber tree in front that is growing like gangbusters(planted by previous owner) that has to be pruned and drops leaves like crazy. I can literally stand there and watch a big leaf fall every 15-20 minutes. I’m leaning towards the oak family for the backyard, already have several fruit trees planted.
May 7, 2011 at 9:49 AM #694000ParticipantUsed to have brazilian pepper tree(s?) in backyard, must have been the male variety as I do not recall any berries. I for one would never grow a tree right next to a house for shade, that is just asking for trouble. A roof that has leaves on it will also hold water and that will cut the life of the roof in half. I to am in search of the perfect tree to plant. Have a rubber tree in front that is growing like gangbusters(planted by previous owner) that has to be pruned and drops leaves like crazy. I can literally stand there and watch a big leaf fall every 15-20 minutes. I’m leaning towards the oak family for the backyard, already have several fruit trees planted.
May 7, 2011 at 9:49 AM #694146ParticipantUsed to have brazilian pepper tree(s?) in backyard, must have been the male variety as I do not recall any berries. I for one would never grow a tree right next to a house for shade, that is just asking for trouble. A roof that has leaves on it will also hold water and that will cut the life of the roof in half. I to am in search of the perfect tree to plant. Have a rubber tree in front that is growing like gangbusters(planted by previous owner) that has to be pruned and drops leaves like crazy. I can literally stand there and watch a big leaf fall every 15-20 minutes. I’m leaning towards the oak family for the backyard, already have several fruit trees planted.
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