Invite landscape trees to your property that will be long-lived, seasonally beautiful, and low maintenance. Gardeners are looking for all kinds of plants that invite pollinators and songbirds to their property. We also wish to avoid critter proof and invasive plants. Below is a list of notoriously bad tree choices in most urban yards and […]
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Don’t Plant These Trees In Your Landscape
Posted by Hugh on January 27th, 2026
Posted in Ash (Fraxinus), Bradford Pear, Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), Canker disease, Deciduous, Emerald ash borer, Evergreen, Garden Problems, Green ash (Fraxinus), Invasive species, Landscape ideas, Messy Fruits, Mimosa tree (Albizia), Mulberry (Morus), Native Plant, Non-native, Pests, Planting tips, Poplar (Populus spp.), Siberian elm (Ulmus pumla), Silver maple (Acer saccharinum), Southern Appalachian Region, Street tree, Sumac (Rhus), Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus), Trees & Shrubs, Willows (Salix) 
Comments Off on Don’t Plant These Trees In Your LandscapeMimosa Tree – A Different Option
Posted by Hugh on July 20th, 2024
Over the hot spring and summer months, weedy Mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin) stand beautiful along U.S roadsides. During the rest of the year, people pay very little attention to this arboreal Asian beauty that inhabit a vast area from Iran to China (USDA hardiness zones 6-9). YES, this tree can be invasive. Read on. From […]
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Posted by Hugh on July 21st, 2022
Over the hot spring and summer months, weedy Mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin) stand beautiful along U.S roadsides. During the rest of the year, people pay very little attention to this arboreal Asian beauty that inhabit a vast area from Iran to China (USDA hardiness zones 6-9). From late spring through summer, mimosa struts an attractive […]
Posted in acidic soil, alkaline soil, Attracting birds, Attracting Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators, Deciduous, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Heat Tolerance, Hummingbird, Invasive plant, Landscape ideas, Mimosa tree (Albizia), mulching, Non-native, Planting tips, Propagation (Seed), Propagation(grafting), Pruning, Purchasing Plants, Small landscape tree, Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer flowering, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, watering tips, Wildlife attractant, winter hardiness Comments Off on Mimosa Tree – Love It Or NotSix Notoriously Weak Wooded Trees
Posted by Hugh on September 18th, 2015
Almost any time is a good time to plant trees – weather permitting. Sort through many great choices and avoid planting weak wooded species. These six tree species are generally short-lived, messy, and insect and/or disease susceptible. A few may also be designated invasive in your state. […]
Posted in Aggressive grower, Bradford Pear, Disease prone, Elms (Ulmus), Garden Problems, Insect (Pest) Problems, Mimosa tree (Albizia), Native Plant, Poplar (Populus spp.), Propagation (Seed), Pruning, Root suckering, Silver maple (Acer saccharinum), Southern Appalachian Region, Trees & Shrubs, Weak wooded, Willows (Salix) 1 Comment »Mimosa Tree- Love It or Weed It
Posted by Hugh on July 8th, 2014
Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) is essentially a 4-5 month ornamental tree indigenous from Iran to China (USDA hardiness zones 6-9). From late spring through summer, mimosa struts an attractive fine textured foliage and beautiful flowering. This small tree rarely leafs out until mid-May (in zone 6) and offers little in autumnal leaf color. Two seedling forms, […]
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