Trees on your Nature Strip

Michelle · Apr 15, 2008 10:35 pm

There’s no power left…. next door have their whole house lit up, its amazing how much trouble they go to and their kids don’t live at home anymore! :shock:

Paula · Apr 15, 2008 10:40 pm

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its amazing how much trouble they go to and their kids don’t live at home anymore!

Bit like Christmas at the Kranks!!

Michelle · Apr 15, 2008 10:44 pm

Paula

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its amazing how much trouble they go to and their kids don’t live at home anymore!

Bit like Christmas at the Kranks!!

to_do_list · Apr 15, 2008 10:47 pm

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Traffic looks like our current street when the renters across the road have their friends over.

Michelle · Apr 15, 2008 10:56 pm

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Traffic looks like our current street when the renters across the road have their friends over.

PhoenixStar · Apr 16, 2008 6:02 pm

Oh Noooooooooooooo!

It's done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Went to visit the house before school pick up and what do i see????????

A court full of Chinese Elms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAN, AND WE GOT 3 OF THEM INSTEAD OF JUST THE STANDARD ONE !!!!! :evil:

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FINE!!!!

Here are the pics!

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The court looks like this:
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And they'll grow in a yr or two to look like this!:

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Mind you, thats after a year or two!!!! Imagine in 10 yrs!!!!

I like the Manchurian Pears so much better....... but too late now:
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Paula · Apr 16, 2008 6:09 pm

I think they look fine

It is very nice that they all match. It will add street appeal.

You could go and replace all of them in the middle of the night!!! :shock:

(and take out a bank loan to do it!). Do you think they would notice??

haywgl · Apr 16, 2008 6:12 pm

I think it looks great too - not what you want to hear I know, but I think it looks really nice.

Great area - and great street!

PhoenixStar · Apr 16, 2008 6:20 pm

It would take quite a bit of work to transplant though!!!

But good thought!!!!! :shock:

Do you think that the 2 streets down would notice if ALL the tree's were swapped overnight???

OOOOOHHHHH SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!!!!!!

I think i need a chill pill.....

Yeah i suppose it looks okay (can you just feel the sarcasm!!! :roll:

) ......but i will be making sure that the trees do not have low growing branches, i don't want them growing to look more like bushes than feature trees! :twisted:

Cabinfever · Apr 16, 2008 7:20 pm

I've got a giant elm in my backyard. It's a beautiful tree, but it sends out loooong roots that sprout out in little elms all over the place. I'm forever chopping the things out. I've killed about 30 of them so far and there's another two that are about 3m tall that I need to get rid of.

I also bought a Norwegian Maple on impulse and planted it in the front yard (which is quite small). later I read how their shallow root system was terrible near any sort of paving or drain. It also made them liable to fall down in storms. Eek! In New York State they've now been reclassified as weeds. Have since moved it into a remote spot in the backyard.

Not easy picking the right tree for the right spot.

Paula · Apr 16, 2008 8:38 pm

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but i will be making sure that the trees do not have low growing branches, i don't want them growing to look more like bushes than feature trees!

News headline
Strange woman dressed in black seen to be pruning all trees in street at 2 am. Seems to be a regular occurrance. Neighbours too scared to approach her. Some have even said they have heard her laughing hysterically as she goes along the street.

PhoenixStar · Apr 16, 2008 9:11 pm

Cabinfever

I've got a giant elm in my backyard. It's a beautiful tree, but it sends out loooong roots that sprout out in little elms all over the place. I'm forever chopping the things out. I've killed about 30 of them so far and there's another two that are about 3m tall that I need to get rid of.

Cabinfever, what sort of elm is it? Hopefully not Chinese?

Paula

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but i will be making sure that the trees do not have low growing branches, i don't want them growing to look more like bushes than feature trees!

News headline
Strange woman dressed in black seen to be pruning all trees in street at 2 am. Seems to be a regular occurrance. Neighbours too scared to approach her. Some have even said they have heard her laughing hysterically as she goes along the street.

OMG, thanks Paula, how funny is that!!!!! :lol:

I actually meant my 3 trees but now you've got me thinking!!!! :wink:

I was actually thinking of a maniacal laugh, but hysterical sounds good too!!!! :shock:

to_do_list · Apr 16, 2008 11:48 pm

Had a look at Wikipedia for Chinese Elms, want the good news:

Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia

- One of the tree's major distinctions is its resistance to insect attack
- In artificial freezing tests the temperature a which 50% of tissues die was found to be -34 °C
- Is a tough landscape tree, hardy enough for use in harsh planting situations such as parking lots, in small planters along streets and in plazas or patios
- They are considered a good choice for beginners owing to their high tolerance of pruning
- The tree can become invasive

Didn't say anything about SUV attack....!

Never ceases to amaze me why the first choice by councils for street plants aren't natives...I agree the Manchurian Pear is a prettier tree...but shouldn't councils/developers take the initiative and plant natives..

Cabinfever · Apr 17, 2008 12:08 am

After some research I think it's an English Elm. Leaves like this:

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PhoenixStar · Apr 20, 2008 10:42 pm

By the way, the trees on our nature strip(s) have had some bling added to them...

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LOL...Yes they've had posts and straps added for stability. ::surprise::