tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post575027744016708152..comments2024-03-02T22:45:48.126-05:00Comments on Capital Naturalist by Alonso Abugattas: Bradford Pear, Callery Pear, and Other CultivarsCapital Naturalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552243732770888229noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-62179583930996059862016-11-11T17:41:51.543-05:002016-11-11T17:41:51.543-05:00Nobody seems to care that these frees were develop...Nobody seems to care that these frees were developed with your tax dollars. With a deficit of more than 20 trillion that our children will have to pay, doesn't the nation have more important things to spend our money on than not enough flowering trees?jimclark5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13031210061701301380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-2375027955144586852016-03-20T19:26:32.000-04:002016-03-20T19:26:32.000-04:00Also check the Virginia Native Plant Society at ww...Also check the Virginia Native Plant Society at www.vnps.org under conservation for their info on various invasive species. Many individual counties and townships have their own lists as well. The MidAtlantic Invasive Plant Council (www.maipc.org) is also a great resource with lots of profiles on certain plants, which states are having issues with them, and links to places. Capital Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552243732770888229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-68213783419378772972016-03-20T12:24:07.974-04:002016-03-20T12:24:07.974-04:00This site is good: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/na...This site is good: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/document/nh-invasive-plant-list-2014.pdf<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282405822462232384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457205109032775199.post-55573780492916021372016-03-20T12:16:19.620-04:002016-03-20T12:16:19.620-04:00The native Serviceberries, Crabapples,and Dogwoods...The native Serviceberries, Crabapples,and Dogwoods are much better for landscaping in small yards. Lived in Maryland for years and the developers are the ones who planted these everywhere. The main consideration was in all of those awful housing developments what would grow in the clay that was the main soil in the yard after all of the good topsoil was removed? Answer: grass sustained by weed and feed and these godawful Bradford Pears and people still love them. Also, they are considered the U.S. most dangerous tree since so many fallen limbs and split trunks have resulted in injuries to people and property. I replaced mine with American Hornbeam which thrives in clay, sun or shade, and attracts insects and other wildlife all year. Can be made into a hedge also.Apeojhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619982149303829640noreply@blogger.com