Comments on: Stupid homeowner tricks

By: LA

LA — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:46:02 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving, Jules. To you and your whole gang o’ good looking menfolk! ~LA

By: cowgirljules

cowgirljules — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:46:12 +0000

I noticed some at work today that had never been pruned, and they looked like perfectly normal trees, not horrible stubby monstrosities. But still, too big for beside the shop. With them gone and some more concrete, it looks like we’ll be able to get the trailers there after all.

By: planetmort

planetmort — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:02:41 +0000

I have a fruitless mulberry and generally love it. But it’s a monster that shades my whole backyard from the nasty SoCal heat, so it does have uses! We just do some light pruning on the house side each fall. It is a monster, though.

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:02:31 +0000

I sure could use some cedar trees yanked out, think y’all could help me out. *grin*
Damn, that looks like a real bitch to do.

By: cowgirljules

cowgirljules — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:46:46 +0000

Connie, I honestly have no idea. I think they look better unpruned, but they get so huge and unmanageable. I can’t imagine why people put them right next to driveways and fences.

By: suzanna danna

suzanna danna — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:45:40 +0000

Yay! Way to give those trees the what for. Stupid trees. I think that the most distructive (and pretty) tree would be the magnolia. They ruin foundations, kill grass, break up sidewalks and driveways and then on top of everything else, attract bees. BEES. I have forever wanted an avacado tree, but I don’t live in Central CA so that’s not going to pan out.

By: Connie

Connie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:58:17 +0000

Just curious– Why do you lop off the limbs on your fruitless mulberry trees?
Don’t get me wrong, I think they are trash tress, but here is Texas they are self pruning.

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:18:34 +0000

I’m with you. Yard work is not my favorite thing to do either. In fact, you could say I hate it but the end result is worth it!