Re: Wanted: Free scrub trees...will remove from your property

[Elizabeth]

Hey Tom,

While I don't have trees for you (in fact, I'm dealing with the same
problem), I have a suggestion. The Arbor Day Foundation sends free tree
seedlings for a $10 contribution. I just received and planted my 10 trees.
They are all flowering ornamentals that are starting to bud and leaf out
already. See their website: http://www.arborday.org. I think they are
offering other free stuff too.

Elizabeth

"Tom" > wrote in message
...
> Here's the situation. I was born and raised in NC, and every home I
> lived in growing up had a nice wooded lot. Then I went out and bought
> my first home, in a modern subdivision built on what was a farm. Now I
> have a flat, treeless (except for the ubiquitous two bradford pears
> dropped in by the developer) 1/2 acre lot...and I hate it. Love the
> house, hate opening the back door and seeing ten different neighbors.
> So I've decided I need to plant trees. I've planted a couple Japanese
> red maples (about 4 foot tall now) two granny smith apples, and a
> wisconsin weeping willow. I want more. And I wouldn't mind planting
> some native trees that I grew up with.
>
> I see all these properties around wake county with hundreds upon
> hundreds of what I call "Scrub" trees. 3 to four foot saplings, mostly
> pines, some hardwoods. If you have similar trees on your property and
> wouldn't mind someone digging up say, ten or so, and hauling them
> away, please let me know.
>

[Wilhelmina]

Tom,
I have the following, for free in Morrisville:
1) several 4-ft Rose of Sharon saplings,
2) a 2-ft pecan tree sapling
3) a 2-ft peach tree sapling
4) a 2-ft pin oak (I think)
5) a 3-ft Quince (bush)
6) several periwinkle ground cover
7) several orange daylilies

Please email if you're interested to dig them out.



(Tom) wrote in message >...
> Here's the situation. I was born and raised in NC, and every home I
> lived in growing up had a nice wooded lot. Then I went out and bought
> my first home, in a modern subdivision built on what was a farm. Now I
> have a flat, treeless (except for the ubiquitous two bradford pears
> dropped in by the developer) 1/2 acre lot...and I hate it. Love the
> house, hate opening the back door and seeing ten different neighbors.
> So I've decided I need to plant trees. I've planted a couple Japanese
> red maples (about 4 foot tall now) two granny smith apples, and a
> wisconsin weeping willow. I want more. And I wouldn't mind planting
> some native trees that I grew up with.
>
> I see all these properties around wake county with hundreds upon
> hundreds of what I call "Scrub" trees. 3 to four foot saplings, mostly
> pines, some hardwoods. If you have similar trees on your property and
> wouldn't mind someone digging up say, ten or so, and hauling them
> away, please let me know.

[Tom Gauldin]

The digging up of a non-cultivated tree usually destroys too many roots,
IMHO. I'd recommend getting cultivated trees, which would probably have a
better root system in the bucket or ball form.

If you want native trees, consider getting some redbuds, dogwoods or tree
azaleas like the Cumberland or Pinksterbloom. The problem would be that
these are typically understory trees, requiring shade.

Around here, the best shade tree I've ever seen is the California
Peppercorn. We inherited 5 planted across the back of our lot in Las Vegas,
and you almost need a whip and a chair to control their growth. Besides a
pleasant herbal smell and little peppercorns, they have dense foliage like a
willow, and "weep." I had to top ours last fall, since they were beginning
to obscure the view of the Strip from the bedroom's balcony. Within 8
weeks, I was again trimming off more top growth.

Perhaps someone who knows trees well can flesh out my comments on the
California Peppercorn tree, but IMHO, they'd make one heck of a good tree
for the Raleigh area as well, if they can stand the winters.

--

Tom Gauldin, Las Vegas NV
NEW EMAIL
NEW PHONE (702) 263-8804 voice/fax

"Elizabeth" > wrote in message
rthlink.net...
> Hey Tom,
>
> While I don't have trees for you (in fact, I'm dealing with the same
> problem), I have a suggestion. The Arbor Day Foundation sends free tree
> seedlings for a $10 contribution. I just received and planted my 10 trees.
> They are all flowering ornamentals that are starting to bud and leaf out
> already. See their website: http://www.arborday.org. I think they are
> offering other free stuff too.
>
> Elizabeth
>
> "Tom" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Here's the situation. I was born and raised in NC, and every home I
> > lived in growing up had a nice wooded lot. Then I went out and bought
> > my first home, in a modern subdivision built on what was a farm. Now I
> > have a flat, treeless (except for the ubiquitous two bradford pears
> > dropped in by the developer) 1/2 acre lot...and I hate it. Love the
> > house, hate opening the back door and seeing ten different neighbors.
> > So I've decided I need to plant trees. I've planted a couple Japanese
> > red maples (about 4 foot tall now) two granny smith apples, and a
> > wisconsin weeping willow. I want more. And I wouldn't mind planting
> > some native trees that I grew up with.
> >
> > I see all these properties around wake county with hundreds upon
> > hundreds of what I call "Scrub" trees. 3 to four foot saplings, mostly
> > pines, some hardwoods. If you have similar trees on your property and
> > wouldn't mind someone digging up say, ten or so, and hauling them
> > away, please let me know.
> >
>
>

[C G]

I'd recommend against trying to transplant native "scrub" trees. You'd
be better off developing a plan for your yard. You can go with trees
which are native, but select a variety which will give you better
characteristics than a scrub you get in the woods. If you stick with
fairly standard trees you could go to a place like Broadwells and get
all you need for a VERY reasonable price. In the long run this will
give you much better results.

If you insist on going the transplant route, your best results are going
to be to select the trees in the late summer. Tag them while they still
have leaves, and then transplant them after they've gone dormant. This
is a bad time to transplant because they are just starting to grow.
they will not have enough time to send out roots.

Chuck

Elizabeth wrote:
>
> Hey Tom,
>
> While I don't have trees for you (in fact, I'm dealing with the same
> problem), I have a suggestion. The Arbor Day Foundation sends free tree
> seedlings for a $10 contribution. I just received and planted my 10 trees.
> They are all flowering ornamentals that are starting to bud and leaf out
> already. See their website: http://www.arborday.org. I think they are
> offering other free stuff too.
>
> Elizabeth
>
> "Tom" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Here's the situation. I was born and raised in NC, and every home I
> > lived in growing up had a nice wooded lot. Then I went out and bought
> > my first home, in a modern subdivision built on what was a farm. Now I
> > have a flat, treeless (except for the ubiquitous two bradford pears
> > dropped in by the developer) 1/2 acre lot...and I hate it. Love the
> > house, hate opening the back door and seeing ten different neighbors.
> > So I've decided I need to plant trees. I've planted a couple Japanese
> > red maples (about 4 foot tall now) two granny smith apples, and a
> > wisconsin weeping willow. I want more. And I wouldn't mind planting
> > some native trees that I grew up with.
> >
> > I see all these properties around wake county with hundreds upon
> > hundreds of what I call "Scrub" trees. 3 to four foot saplings, mostly
> > pines, some hardwoods. If you have similar trees on your property and
> > wouldn't mind someone digging up say, ten or so, and hauling them
> > away, please let me know.
> >

[Anne Lurie]

Uh-oh! I couldn't find much about California Peppercorn except for the
German (?) website that Tom mentions in a subsequent post -- where the
tree is identified as "S. Molles" I think.

When I googled, however, for "California Peppertree," the first website that
showed up was http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/schimoll.html, which is a
Nature Conservancy listing for invasive species, sigh.... (sorry, Tom)

Anne Lurie
NE Raleigh

"Tom Gauldin" > wrote in message
...
> The digging up of a non-cultivated tree usually destroys too many roots,
> IMHO. I'd recommend getting cultivated trees, which would probably have a
> better root system in the bucket or ball form.
>
> If you want native trees, consider getting some redbuds, dogwoods or tree
> azaleas like the Cumberland or Pinksterbloom. The problem would be that
> these are typically understory trees, requiring shade.
>
> Around here, the best shade tree I've ever seen is the California
> Peppercorn. We inherited 5 planted across the back of our lot in Las
Vegas,
> and you almost need a whip and a chair to control their growth. Besides a
> pleasant herbal smell and little peppercorns, they have dense foliage like
a
> willow, and "weep." I had to top ours last fall, since they were
beginning
> to obscure the view of the Strip from the bedroom's balcony. Within 8
> weeks, I was again trimming off more top growth.
>
> Perhaps someone who knows trees well can flesh out my comments on the
> California Peppercorn tree, but IMHO, they'd make one heck of a good tree
> for the Raleigh area as well, if they can stand the winters.
>
> --
>
> Tom Gauldin, Las Vegas NV
> NEW EMAIL
> NEW PHONE (702) 263-8804 voice/fax
>
> "Elizabeth" > wrote in message
> rthlink.net...
> > Hey Tom,
> >
> > While I don't have trees for you (in fact, I'm dealing with the same
> > problem), I have a suggestion. The Arbor Day Foundation sends free tree
> > seedlings for a $10 contribution. I just received and planted my 10
trees.
> > They are all flowering ornamentals that are starting to bud and leaf out
> > already. See their website: http://www.arborday.org. I think they are
> > offering other free stuff too.
> >
> > Elizabeth
> >
> > "Tom" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Here's the situation. I was born and raised in NC, and every home I
> > > lived in growing up had a nice wooded lot. Then I went out and bought
> > > my first home, in a modern subdivision built on what was a farm. Now I
> > > have a flat, treeless (except for the ubiquitous two bradford pears
> > > dropped in by the developer) 1/2 acre lot...and I hate it. Love the
> > > house, hate opening the back door and seeing ten different neighbors.
> > > So I've decided I need to plant trees. I've planted a couple Japanese
> > > red maples (about 4 foot tall now) two granny smith apples, and a
> > > wisconsin weeping willow. I want more. And I wouldn't mind planting
> > > some native trees that I grew up with.
> > >
> > > I see all these properties around wake county with hundreds upon
> > > hundreds of what I call "Scrub" trees. 3 to four foot saplings, mostly
> > > pines, some hardwoods. If you have similar trees on your property and
> > > wouldn't mind someone digging up say, ten or so, and hauling them
> > > away, please let me know.
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anne Lurie]

Another Peppertree website that I forgot to include in my earlier reply:
http://www.rain-tree.com/peppertree.htm

Anne Lurie

"Tom Gauldin" > wrote in message
...
> The digging up of a non-cultivated tree usually destroys too many roots,
> IMHO. I'd recommend getting cultivated trees, which would probably have a
> better root system in the bucket or ball form.
>
> If you want native trees, consider getting some redbuds, dogwoods or tree
> azaleas like the Cumberland or Pinksterbloom. The problem would be that
> these are typically understory trees, requiring shade.
>
> Around here, the best shade tree I've ever seen is the California
> Peppercorn. We inherited 5 planted across the back of our lot in Las
Vegas,
> and you almost need a whip and a chair to control their growth. Besides a
> pleasant herbal smell and little peppercorns, they have dense foliage like
a
> willow, and "weep." I had to top ours last fall, since they were
beginning
> to obscure the view of the Strip from the bedroom's balcony. Within 8
> weeks, I was again trimming off more top growth.
>
> Perhaps someone who knows trees well can flesh out my comments on the
> California Peppercorn tree, but IMHO, they'd make one heck of a good tree
> for the Raleigh area as well, if they can stand the winters.
>
> --
>
> Tom Gauldin, Las Vegas NV
> NEW EMAIL
> NEW PHONE (702) 263-8804 voice/fax
>
> "Elizabeth" > wrote in message
> rthlink.net...
> > Hey Tom,
> >
> > While I don't have trees for you (in fact, I'm dealing with the same
> > problem), I have a suggestion. The Arbor Day Foundation sends free tree
> > seedlings for a $10 contribution. I just received and planted my 10
trees.
> > They are all flowering ornamentals that are starting to bud and leaf out
> > already. See their website: http://www.arborday.org. I think they are
> > offering other free stuff too.
> >
> > Elizabeth
> >
> > "Tom" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Here's the situation. I was born and raised in NC, and every home I
> > > lived in growing up had a nice wooded lot. Then I went out and bought
> > > my first home, in a modern subdivision built on what was a farm. Now I
> > > have a flat, treeless (except for the ubiquitous two bradford pears
> > > dropped in by the developer) 1/2 acre lot...and I hate it. Love the
> > > house, hate opening the back door and seeing ten different neighbors.
> > > So I've decided I need to plant trees. I've planted a couple Japanese
> > > red maples (about 4 foot tall now) two granny smith apples, and a
> > > wisconsin weeping willow. I want more. And I wouldn't mind planting
> > > some native trees that I grew up with.
> > >
> > > I see all these properties around wake county with hundreds upon
> > > hundreds of what I call "Scrub" trees. 3 to four foot saplings, mostly
> > > pines, some hardwoods. If you have similar trees on your property and
> > > wouldn't mind someone digging up say, ten or so, and hauling them
> > > away, please let me know.
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Tom Gauldin]

Thanks, Anne. It's like having 5 pharmaceutical plants in our back yard.
<grin>

--

Tom Gauldin, Las Vegas NV
NEW EMAIL
NEW PHONE (702) 263-8804 voice/fax

"Anne Lurie" > wrote in message
om...
> Another Peppertree website that I forgot to include in my earlier reply:
> http://www.rain-tree.com/peppertree.htm
>
> Anne Lurie
>
> "Tom Gauldin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The digging up of a non-cultivated tree usually destroys too many roots,
> > IMHO. I'd recommend getting cultivated trees, which would probably have
a
> > better root system in the bucket or ball form.
> >
> > If you want native trees, consider getting some redbuds, dogwoods or
tree
> > azaleas like the Cumberland or Pinksterbloom. The problem would be that
> > these are typically understory trees, requiring shade.
> >
> > Around here, the best shade tree I've ever seen is the California
> > Peppercorn. We inherited 5 planted across the back of our lot in Las
> Vegas,
> > and you almost need a whip and a chair to control their growth. Besides
a
> > pleasant herbal smell and little peppercorns, they have dense foliage
like
> a
> > willow, and "weep." I had to top ours last fall, since they were
> beginning
> > to obscure the view of the Strip from the bedroom's balcony. Within 8
> > weeks, I was again trimming off more top growth.
> >
> > Perhaps someone who knows trees well can flesh out my comments on the
> > California Peppercorn tree, but IMHO, they'd make one heck of a good
tree
> > for the Raleigh area as well, if they can stand the winters.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Tom Gauldin, Las Vegas NV
> > NEW EMAIL
> > NEW PHONE (702) 263-8804 voice/fax
> >
> > "Elizabeth" > wrote in message
> > rthlink.net...
> > > Hey Tom,
> > >
> > > While I don't have trees for you (in fact, I'm dealing with the same
> > > problem), I have a suggestion. The Arbor Day Foundation sends free
tree
> > > seedlings for a $10 contribution. I just received and planted my 10
> trees.
> > > They are all flowering ornamentals that are starting to bud and leaf
out
> > > already. See their website: http://www.arborday.org. I think they are
> > > offering other free stuff too.
> > >
> > > Elizabeth
> > >
> > > "Tom" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Here's the situation. I was born and raised in NC, and every home I
> > > > lived in growing up had a nice wooded lot. Then I went out and
bought
> > > > my first home, in a modern subdivision built on what was a farm. Now
I
> > > > have a flat, treeless (except for the ubiquitous two bradford pears
> > > > dropped in by the developer) 1/2 acre lot...and I hate it. Love the
> > > > house, hate opening the back door and seeing ten different
neighbors.
> > > > So I've decided I need to plant trees. I've planted a couple
Japanese
> > > > red maples (about 4 foot tall now) two granny smith apples, and a
> > > > wisconsin weeping willow. I want more. And I wouldn't mind planting
> > > > some native trees that I grew up with.
> > > >
> > > > I see all these properties around wake county with hundreds upon
> > > > hundreds of what I call "Scrub" trees. 3 to four foot saplings,
mostly
> > > > pines, some hardwoods. If you have similar trees on your property
and
> > > > wouldn't mind someone digging up say, ten or so, and hauling them
> > > > away, please let me know.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Joan Polleys]

If you would kind sir please post a link or two to get me started.


"Doctoroe" > wrote in message
om...
> Actually most native NC trees do quite well if you dig them up and
> transplant them while they are still dormant. I have successfully
> done this numerous times and not lost a single plant. All you need to
> do is dig them out with a decent sized root ball and plant em quickly
> in a good sized hole, and of course water a bit the first summer. You
> can also get great trees from cuttings. I've got a bunch of live
> oaks, willows, crape myrtles growing in the shade of the back yard
> right now from cuttings... there are several web sites with good
> information how to do this. I've been surprised at how easy it is with
> most trees.

[Doctoroe]

Actually most native NC trees do quite well if you dig them up and
transplant them while they are still dormant. I have successfully
done this numerous times and not lost a single plant. All you need to
do is dig them out with a decent sized root ball and plant em quickly
in a good sized hole, and of course water a bit the first summer. You
can also get great trees from cuttings. I've got a bunch of live
oaks, willows, crape myrtles growing in the shade of the back yard
right now from cuttings... there are several web sites with good
information how to do this. I've been surprised at how easy it is with
most trees.