On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:49:06 CST, Olde Hippee wrote:

We are in the woods, and I greatly sympathize with you. We have a
Flowering Poplar

Have a wonderful week with your sister now that you don't have to
worry about your waterbabies!! Nan

Thanks Nan. :-)

I googled for images of a flowering poplar, omg, that is one humongous
tree!!!! The leaves kind of remind me of our local Sycamore trees, are they
also thick and leather-like after they fall? My upwind neighbor has one, so
of course I get many of the leaves in the fall. At least he took out one
when they did an expansion on their house, so that has helped.

I love trees, and I will great miss this maple, especially on hot days as
it really shades the house, where the others will only do so later in the
afternoon. They just don't mix well with ponding when they start dropping
those leaves on a constant basis. Part of the reason the other trees on the
property haven't grown is the shade this maple has cast upon them. It seems
a little less full, so I'm hoping they're getting more sunlight this year.

Have you tried over head netting to keep the flowering poplar out of the
pond & pool? ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
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