Top it?

[Stumper]

I just try to avoid air time if I can; air time is less productive.

The faster it's down, the faster it's chipped, and so on.

I must be getting old.

Erik, Don't be silly. You've been old for years.

 

[sotc]

no more mold

 

[NeTree]

Erik, Don't be silly. You've been gold for years.

 

[sotc]

what, beat into shape for a womans pleasure?

 

[NeTree]

Nuttin' wrong with that!

 

[stehansen]

Beautiful house.

 

[Wagnaw]

Shame to take a tree out, but twas the better of the two options IMO.

That whole situation gets tiresome, so I put my response on the side of the chipper.

 

[sawinredneck]

I have to ask,

Did you suggest a Bradford Pear to the customer?

 

[pantheraba]

I have to ask,

Did you suggest a Bradford Pear to the customer?

Heck, naw...he saw some of y'all's madness about what a wack tree it is in the printouts I showed him...I hope he will get an Acer griseum, Paperbark maple. I plan to plant one for my grandson soon.

 

[No_Bivy]

He will probably do the replant...we walked his little patch of woods for a possible candidate but he is going to have to buy something...he had some scrubby willow oaks and sweetgums mostly.

I am thinking maybe this (below) or a rosebud:

Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum

Orange-red fall color. Rich, reddish bark adds interest to winter.
Type: Deciduous
Environment: Full Sun
Plant Height: 20' to 30' tall
Spacing: 15' to 20' on center
Growing Pattern: Slow to moderate growth rate

The height will be realistic and the bark looks very unique.

YOU guys helped educate him..thanks for all the input.

how bout Black Gum.....

 

[pantheraba]

how bout Black Gum.....

John, you are GOOD...I just looked it up and the size looks great...what is really neat about it is that I have been wanting to know for about 2 years what one is.

I discovered a tree in the woods between my house and my son's house with a very distinctive bark...very deep bark segments, much deeper than anything I have seen before. I have thought several times about taking a picture and posting it here but never got around to it.

Thanks for answering a question that I never took the time to ask.

You da man!!