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Author Garden: Sweet Gum Tree Question TheGardenerGuy Dream Gardener Member # 776 posted                       I just received some pods from this tree......Are they seed pods? I was thinking about planting them.......Will i have any luck? I haven't heard much info about this tree..... Thanks for the help.... Greg * * * * In the midst of the storm..I find the greatest Peace. I don't know what tomorrow holds..but i know Who holds tomorrow. Plants: 208 | From: Northern Illinois | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 205.188.208.108 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       I had 26 liquid amber trees but now have 25 because someone planted it too close to the house. I have one more to take out and it is huge. I don't have seed pods ....I have those round balls with spikes on them which by the way are not good for the lawn mower. Sorry I can't answer your ? because they were already planted when I moved in. Are they pod shaped or are they those little spikey balls? I know once they are established you have to keep cutting out the suckers that grow up next to the tree from the root system. Here is a pix so people know what we are talking about: There is a pix of the little balls I have on my trees. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/treeselector/index_tree.cfm?id=60 * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5 TheGardenerGuy Dream Gardener Member # 776 posted                       Hi... They are spikey balls......Reminds me of moonflower "spiked" pods. Thanks for the pic and info. I don't think i will plant any..I was trying to find a unique tree for our backyard...Maybe a baldcypress? Greg * * * * In the midst of the storm..I find the greatest Peace. I don't know what tomorrow holds..but i know Who holds tomorrow. Plants: 208 | From: Northern Illinois | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 205.188.208.108 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Greg, Not that they are unique, but I like the poplars... I love the way the leaves flip back and forth in the wind like gold or green coins!!! I have a bunch of pretty flowering trees, I'll find the list and repost it... They all have pretty flowers on them. I'm off to school right now, I'll post them later. Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.84.61 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Bristly Locust http://www.thegardenhelper.com/screensaver/buds/pres0005.html a golden chain tree http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/product_10380.html blue jacaranda mimosifolia http://www.jacaranda.suite.dk/serv02.htm or http://www.hellohello.com.au/Jacaranda.html (Ah~Oh, forget this one, not in your Northern zone) But it's pretty for the Southerners..... And Wisteria (Purple, Pink and White) I don't know if they all bloom at the same time........ Springtime and Early summer. They are pretty flowering trees. Not sure of the growing habits, etc.... I do know that in the Southern states the Mimosa (pink) can become a tad bit out of control. Between the seedlings and the stump regrowing.... But up North because the same growing conditions do not seem to apply????? Anything look interesting??? What are you looking for??? Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.84.61 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       We have a lot of those Jacaranda trees here in S. Calif. You never know they are even here til they flower and then what a mess. But ohhhh they are soooo pretty. The liquid amber doesn't have the deep colorful leaves that some other kind of trees I have seen in your area. "In my opinion" I would choose something else. You can do much better in your neck of the woods!!!! * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5 TheGardenerGuy Dream Gardener Member # 776 posted                       Thanks to both of you for the help.... The Golden Chain Tree is pretty. Im leaning towards a conifer. I like them because they are interesting year round..... We have a Douglas Fir, Black Hills spruce and a Colorado Blue and regular spruce. Another spruce or fir might be interesting..... * * * * In the midst of the storm..I find the greatest Peace. I don't know what tomorrow holds..but i know Who holds tomorrow. Plants: 208 | From: Northern Illinois | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 205.188.208.108

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