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Wed, Dec 5, 12 at 4:55
| Do these trees grow as fast as stated? ALSO are they invasive? CAN YOU JUST MOW down the seedlings or do they have to be pulled up, if they truly are invasive? WHere can I Purchase this tree in Wilmington, NC |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 5, 12 at 7:00
| hey ... welcome to Gw ... if i missed you before.. see link.. much hated.. very invasive.. hard to kill the roots.. whats the upside??? marketing hype??? you can do so much better ... and we might give some suggestions.. if you were to give us some facts on the project ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| They are truly invasive in NC. When I drive through western NC on the way to the Smoky Mtns, they are all over the side of the road. |
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Wed, Dec 5, 12 at 8:53
| Planting one would be like your neighbor planting a kudzu / bamboo fence on the property line? Please don't. Look into Catalpa and see if it grows in your area |
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teeboo49, this pic from a run down section of Baltimore should answer many of your questions. You asked: CANT YOU JUST MOW and the answer is, its not that simple, as in this case, the seed lands in places where no one ever mows. The fact that you can go to your town's dump and see hundreds of these Chinese weeds should tell you to stay away from it.  |
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| I think the Caltalpa would be a good replacement, as personally think it is a very under utilized tree. In the spring the flowers are one of the prettiest tree flowers around, and they smell so good. |
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- Posted by greenthumbzdude (My Page) on Wed, Dec 5, 12 at 12:55
| those hybrid cottonwood trees might grow faster. I dont think they are invasive because most hybrids are sterile. |
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| Some state department of horticulture should take it upon itself to develop a fully sterile (no pollen/no seeds) Paulownia. Sure they get big, fast and have an aggressive root system, but if I had a big back yard away from anything buried and wanted a fast growing shade tree...and wasn't into rareties like I am...I'd plant one. |
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- Posted by jfacendola none (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 16:15
| At UNC Wlimington's center for marine science campus there are 3 big empress trees planted against the side of the building and underplanted with palmettos. I think (hope) they wanted to plant Catalpa as they used mostly native trees and shrubs everywhere else. They have only been there for 10-12 years, so you can go check them out to see how huge they can get in that amount of time. Also, note the weedy seedlings growing out of the shrubs, and the 15' sapling that (as of last month) is growing against the building. It was a seedling that didnt get pulled, and now keeps re-sprouting from the cut base. As far as buying one locally in ILM, I don't think I have ever seen one for sale around. You could try and get transplanted garden or pender pines to order you one, but they have so many less invasive choices for ornamental trees in stock. |
Here is a link that might be useful: NC forest service fact sheet
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