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K writes:
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| I have recently been told the same 'poisoning the ground' theory about
| horse chestnuts.

Which brings to mind the good ol' Yankee expression "horse puckey".

It is true to some extent for conifer and yew needles, and to a very
limited extent for some deciduous trees (e.g. SOME walnuts), but it
is a suburban myth to believe that it is a widespread phenomenon or
stops ALL plants from growing. Some plants will grow even under
conifers, though not in a conifer plantation.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.