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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:33:02 PM EDT
Who knowingly plants this crap on their property?
Not exaggerating - they dump tree shlt of one kind of another 12 months out of the year  |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:38:59 PM EDT
[#1]
Really cool trees though. I guess easy for me to say since I don’t have any.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:45:40 PM EDT
[#2]
Those seed balls are hard and dense. We used to pelt each other with them as kids
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:45:51 PM EDT
[#3]
They don't grow up here on the mountain. But there are some giant ones down along the river.
Don't have much of an opinion on them one way or the other. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:45:55 PM EDT
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We had one beside the carport of the house I grew up in. The steps into the house were in the corner of the carport.
The leaves would be knee deep where they collected in that corner. A big coon would lay out on a limb in that tree in the sun. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:47:33 PM EDT
[#5]
Who goes online to complain about trees?
There are plenty of other things in this country to concern yourself with. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:47:56 PM EDT
[#6]
They make beautiful lumber. Even more beautiful when its spalted.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:48:49 PM EDT
[#7]
They're neat looking but messy and they make you cough when you cut them.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:50:18 PM EDT
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I have 3 massive ones in my backyard. I love the shade, squirrels that live in the knot holes, and noise-dampening. The leaves don't even bother me that much.
I hate the seed pods that explode and stick seeds to everything, especially my gutters. I also hate the giant branches they drop, one of which skewered my deck this year. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:50:28 PM EDT
[#9]
I'll take that over a Magnolia.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:50:42 PM EDT
[#10]
My magnolia says "here, hold my beer".
Sheds stiff leaves year round, not to mention the seed pods which can be a tripping hazard and almost as dangerous s hitting rock with a lawnmower. I hate that tree with a purple passion. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:51:49 PM EDT
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Try Sycamore
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:52:13 PM EDT
[#12]
Sycamore
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:52:37 PM EDT
[#13]
My favorite tree. The London Plane hybrid is often planted in cities because they're smog and drought tolerant, but true sycamores tend to like riverbanks.
 
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:53:08 PM EDT
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Bradford Pear Trees say “hold my cum”
Seriously, who the fuck wants a tree that smells like a goddamn bukakke porn set? |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:53:10 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Try Sycamore |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:55:00 PM EDT
[#16]
Grew up with two of those fuckers.
Now I've just got a 200 year old oak that dumps all its shit at once. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:56:45 PM EDT
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Pin oak leaves are small, dense, and find every single crevasse in your vehicles. I do enjoy the shade in the summer though. All trees have their pluses and minuses. I guess live in the desert if the minuses are too much for you.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:57:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:58:28 PM EDT
[#19]
While they make great shade trees
Do NOT plant them close to the house Kansas wind is good at breaking off large limbs And an early snowfall/ice storm will weight down The leaves and limbs. Neighbor down the street Lost 3 big trees a few years ago to weather |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:59:08 PM EDT
[#20]
They make great firewood.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 2:59:20 PM EDT
[#21]
 Jimmy Scott-Sycamore Trees (Twin Peaks) |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:00:02 PM EDT
[#22]
Had one that the city planted at the old house.
Hated that thing. Dropped leaves, seed balls, bark, branches, twigs all the time. Last to drop leaves in the fall and they are huge and leathery. Run them over with the lawnmower and I would go into coughing fits. Glad I moved and got it out of my life. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:02:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bradford Pear Trees say “hold my cum” Seriously, who the fuck wants a tree that smells like a goddamn bukakke porn set? +1 I'd take a dozen Sycamores over one Bradford Pear; Invasive Chinese crap. Thanks, Ladybird Johnson! |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:03:15 PM EDT
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I hate them. Not pretty in the Spring, Summer or Fall. Drop leaves seemingly forever. At my old house, my neighbor had the largest one I've ever seen. The portion of leaves I got from it amounted to more than all my trees together. Plus, my leaves would be down and gone before his Sycamore started dropping in earnest.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:06:03 PM EDT
[#25]
They're gorgeous, intricate trees.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:07:35 PM EDT
[#26]
They are trash trees.
Sincerely, Tonto, MAgr Horticulture, Tier 1 university |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:08:18 PM EDT
[#27]
Had one in the front yard where I used to live. Hated that thing. Had to pick up its droppings every week to mow.
Luckily, even though my new subdivision has sycamore in its name, and sycamores were supposed to be planted in certain areas, nobody followed the original plan. I've planted 23 trees on my lot so far and not 1 of them is a sycamore. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:12:26 PM EDT
[#28]
From what I understand, they can be tapped for maple syrup, but their water content is high.
So they get to stay on our homestead with walnuts, oaks, pawpaws, etc. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:12:55 PM EDT
[#29]
I like them. The leaves chop up easily with the lawnmower. Way better than a damn magnolia tree.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:13:34 PM EDT
[#30]
Sycamores are gorgeous trees, but yes, messy. Sycamore groves are great spots to look for morels in the Spring. The wood grain is a twisty, interlocking mess, though. It's the most miserable stuff in the world to split. It's the only firewood I wouldn't take free, if I had to split it.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:25:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My favorite tree. The London Plane hybrid is often planted in cities because they're smog and drought tolerant, but true sycamores tend to like riverbanks. https://i.imgur.com/Tcwmd7s.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KEas5vI.jpg Same. I love sycamore trees. I planted one in our backyard when we lived in the Midwest. It grew into a beautiful tree. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:27:23 PM EDT
[#32]
The neighbors to my immediate north had a huge one right on the property line. Guess where all those damn leaves wound up in the fall?
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:31:44 PM EDT
[#33]
What the hell is a "Sickamore" tree?
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:48:04 PM EDT
[#34]
All those treehugging lefties never had to deal with tree consequences. Trees are bad if they're within 100 yds of your house.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:50:22 PM EDT
[#35]
they ain't dropping nothin' for the next 5 months, here.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:53:06 PM EDT
[#36]
Cottonwood trees laugh in your general direction,pair that with a "pissing" elm tree and you can "tar and feather" your vehicle.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 3:56:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: All those treehugging lefties never had to deal with tree consequences. Trees are bad if they're within 100 yds of your house. Not if you have enough sense to pick the right species and aren't too lazy/incompetent to maintain them. In a hot climate, several good shade-providing trees near your house can be invaluable in reducing your power bill during the summer. Plus, my hammock just wouldn't look and feel right if it was attached to anything other than the two stout trees between my back porch and the chicken coop. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 4:00:31 PM EDT
[#38]
Quoted: Really cool trees though. I guess easy for me to say since I don’t have any. Quoted: Those seed balls are hard and dense. We used to pelt each other with them as kids Quoted: My favorite tree. The London Plane hybrid is often planted in cities because they're smog and drought tolerant, but true sycamores tend to like riverbanks. https://i.imgur.com/Tcwmd7s.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KEas5vI.jpg Cool photo! I like sycamores... one of my favorite trees. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 4:02:20 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Who goes online to complain about trees? There are plenty of other things in this country to concern yourself with. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 4:08:19 PM EDT
[#40]
Here is one that probably won't be making leaves next year. Got struck with lightning a couple weeks ago, peeled the bark off parts of it.
 
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Posted: 12/10/2022 4:32:53 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Who goes online to complain about trees? There are plenty of other things in this country to concern yourself with. Well done, Mr. Macafeey  |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 4:34:56 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Try Sycamore Am I in before OP tries to play off his spelling as just a joke? |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 4:41:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Am I in before OP tries to play off his spelling as just a joke? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Try Sycamore Am I in before OP tries to play off his spelling as just a joke? It syckens me. Sycamore are a beautiful tree, somewhere off in the woods. Just like river birch and sweet gum. If it's nowhere near the house it's great. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 5:04:48 PM EDT
[#44]
Life is so cruel
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Posted: 12/10/2022 5:10:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What the hell is a "Sickamore" tree? Lacktoesintalloraunt 
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Posted: 12/10/2022 5:10:44 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Who goes online to complain about trees? There are plenty of other things in this country to concern yourself with. Yeah, like Willow Oaks - now there's a tree to complain about. Even Carl Sagan can't count how many leaves those things drop. |
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Posted: 12/10/2022 5:12:48 PM EDT
[#47]
They’re beautiful in their native setting but I agree a pita around a house, same goes with red oak. crape myrtles are horrible around cars too.
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Posted: 12/10/2022 5:13:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lacktoesintalloraunt Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What the hell is a "Sickamore" tree? Lacktoesintalloraunt I'm sorry to hear about your tall aunt's amputations. 
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Posted: 12/10/2022 5:14:38 PM EDT
[#49]
Yeah but I love it for knife handles
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Posted: 12/10/2022 5:16:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What the hell is a "Sickamore" tree? It's where the henways roost |
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