Sycamore Problem

[Scott]

Hi Laurie,
This is an old topic so I don't know how it runed out but Sycamores here are very prolific.  I planted one (a while back) but it's much taller than trees that had a three decade head start- it's about 60' tall.  Do you have access to Roundup?  Such herbicides (used at correct/directed levels) can be placed direct on the open cut w/o damage to nearby desireable plantings (if done carefully).

Otherwise, you'll want to hack away at the trunk and vigorous root system of the Sycamore (unless a different animal in your part of the world).

Good luck,
Scott

[Kathy & Laurie]

Not our problem any more Scott.  We moved to Hampshire in December 2010 

Roundup is/was available in the northeast area though, but I never got to try it.

I sawed the sycamore to ground level, but didn't put any other form of treatment on the stump.  It had started to grow again before we moved.

We don't have that problem here, thankfully.  I don't mind looking at sycamores in the wild, just not in my garden.

There is a mixture of shrubs in our new garden, but no trees.  There are several oak trees around us, which I think is gorgeous, as we like oak trees.

A lot of oak leaves get blown into our garden, but I've recently acquired a new gardening tool to deal with them - a leaf blower/sucker-upper/shredder 

We've also got ourselves a nice composting bin, so the collected leaves won't get wasted.

I'll be starting a new topic soon for our Hampshire garden, so you can follow the progress with our other members 

Laurie.

[Scott]

(Sat)
Hello,
Anything can be a week- depends on the place, person, etc. Proper placement is one of the biggest errors and eventual problem in gardens (maintenance, health of plant(s), etc.).

Check into oaks/leaves before using in compost. Some (all?) oaks have an oil that can make it tough for other vegetation to grow.

Good luck!
Scott

[Kathy & Laurie]

Check into oaks/leaves before using in compost. Some (all?) oaks have an oil that can make it tough for other vegetation to grow.

Very interesting.  Some research in order then Scott.

Laurie.