Well I did it. I removed all of the deciduous invasive trees.

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Anonymous wrote:I kept a mature elm.

That's funny because that is what we are removing from our yard!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I kept a mature elm.

That's funny because that is what we are removing from our yard!

Curious why?

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Anonymous wrote:Tulip poplars are native to the area. They do throw limbs easily, and aren't the best option near houses, though. Unless you had a very young Tree of Heaven that you were able to uproot, it will be back. And unfortunately, it will be back by the hundreds.

There is a very specific way to kill a tree of heaven called “hack and squirt”. It needs to be done in a specific season. Otherwise this PP is correct - it will return and replicate like some mutant virus. Tree of heaven is a nasty bugger.

Yup, and now is not the time to remove TOH; you have to wait until fall. I really hope that OP had a very young tree that she was able to uproot.

Why? Now is a great time to remove. When it sends up new sucker growth, just keep removing, or keep target spraying with roundup. Eventually it will all die.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tulip poplars are native to the area. They do throw limbs easily, and aren't the best option near houses, though. Unless you had a very young Tree of Heaven that you were able to uproot, it will be back. And unfortunately, it will be back by the hundreds.

There is a very specific way to kill a tree of heaven called “hack and squirt”. It needs to be done in a specific season. Otherwise this PP is correct - it will return and replicate like some mutant virus. Tree of heaven is a nasty bugger.

Yup, and now is not the time to remove TOH; you have to wait until fall. I really hope that OP had a very young tree that she was able to uproot.

Why? Now is a great time to remove. When it sends up new sucker growth, just keep removing, or keep target spraying with roundup. Eventually it will all die.

It's ... not that simple.

https://extension.psu.edu/tree-of-heaven-control-strategies

[Anonymous]

OP, I really appreciate all the advice about TOH! I’m not actually sure it was one, and really hope it was not. I kind of fudged that part of the description in my response. It was mostly Norway maples and that tulip tree now I’m really wondering what the last one was.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tulip poplars are native to the area. They do throw limbs easily, and aren't the best option near houses, though. Unless you had a very young Tree of Heaven that you were able to uproot, it will be back. And unfortunately, it will be back by the hundreds.

There is a very specific way to kill a tree of heaven called “hack and squirt”. It needs to be done in a specific season. Otherwise this PP is correct - it will return and replicate like some mutant virus. Tree of heaven is a nasty bugger.

Yup, and now is not the time to remove TOH; you have to wait until fall. I really hope that OP had a very young tree that she was able to uproot.

Why? Now is a great time to remove. When it sends up new sucker growth, just keep removing, or keep target spraying with roundup. Eventually it will all die.

It's ... not that simple.

https://extension.psu.edu/tree-of-heaven-control-strategies

I say, well done, OP! You got rid of it and, if you keep on top of the suckers, it will never send seeds out again! Worth it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I really appreciate all the advice about TOH! I’m not actually sure it was one, and really hope it was not. I kind of fudged that part of the description in my response. It was mostly Norway maples and that tulip tree now I’m really wondering what the last one was.

No need to think about it any more. If something sprouts, cut it back and spray the cut with Roundup!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I kept a mature elm.

Elm trees are not native to this region. Tulip Poplars are.

You cut down the wrong tree

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I kept a mature elm.

Elm trees are not native to this region. Tulip Poplars are.

You cut down the wrong tree

They’re both native to the region.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kept a mature elm.

Elm trees are not native to this region. Tulip Poplars are.

You cut down the wrong tree :roll:

They’re both native to the region.

It was probably an Asian elm variety because our native variety can’t survive anymore. Big elms you see around are nearly always a non native variety.

Asian elms should be considered native but the orthodoxy of natives only prevents this from being the case.