Re: OT: Favorite trees?

Posted by PhilcaseinWPa on November 02, 2006 at 06:00:52 from (146.186.55.48):

In Reply to: OT: Favorite trees? posted by hillbillyOH on November 01, 2006 at 14:46:40:

I like just about all trees, even some that one would call weed trees. We have most of the North east hardwoods on our farm. Our 1898 barn timbers were made from timbers cut on our farm. A lot of American Chestnut in it and also one beam is Black Walnut. I like Eastern Hemlock, it is the state tree of PA. White pine and White Fir. A couple of trees I don't have much use for are Devil's Walking Stick, a true weed tree that can take over an area if it gets started and one called Ailanthus, an import from China. Ailanthus is the official tree of W. PA PennDOT I think. It grows along all the road right of ways. It is often mistakingly called Sumac but it isn't in the Sumac family. Common name is Tree of Heaven. Who's heaven I don't know. It grows very fast, takes more heat to burn than it produces, and in 2-3 years will take over a field or pasture. Cut them off in the spring and by fall they are 4' tall and 1-2" in diameter. And did i mention that they stink. Short lived but can become huge 40' high or more and over 15" in diameter. Very weak tree, big ones die and after a year a big wind breaks them off and they're lying in your hay field. Anyone know of a commercial use for these things? Just to be clear I don't like them!!

Phil

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