Bradford Pear update
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2003 9:01 pm
Remember I posted a neighbor lost 2 huge portions of their Bradford? 2 different storms. Well, they finally had it taken down. Husband said - naw, it looks fine, leave it. Wife said - no, it looks terrible, it's just going to keep splitting! So it came down. But the kicker is this.....are you ready?
They're buying another Bradford Pear tree!!!!!
I said, whoa nelly, wait a minute, etc., etc. Explained how I recently heard a Gardening program on the radio and the local expert said Bradford's should never have been planted in this region. Or of course sold here. If they're for sale, people think they're indigenous to this region. My entire street did!!!! We have about 40 now lining our street, 2 in my yard. So then I said well I post on message boards and told her all the excellent advice I heard here - trimming all horizontal branches, etc. Hoping to get thru to her - you do not want to plant another. Then the real kicker is she said they were talking to the same nursery that sold us all these trees!!! Whoa nelly again I said.......finally, she did say well we might plant an Aristicrat Pear tree. They're hardier in this area, according to the nursery expert (ha, not what I'd call him!!). The conversation ended with her thinking it all over. I said skip the nurseries, call a tree specialist, someone not connected to sales at any nursery. You'd all probably think of better advice than that. I do think I gave her food for thought. Told her if one of mine came down, it would not be replaced. And I take pride in my yard!
Well, just wanted to share that with you all. These Bradfords all over Cincy are just splitting like crazy! It's been a stormy few months now but mine are hanging in there, knock on wood - pun intended!
They're buying another Bradford Pear tree!!!!!
I said, whoa nelly, wait a minute, etc., etc. Explained how I recently heard a Gardening program on the radio and the local expert said Bradford's should never have been planted in this region. Or of course sold here. If they're for sale, people think they're indigenous to this region. My entire street did!!!! We have about 40 now lining our street, 2 in my yard. So then I said well I post on message boards and told her all the excellent advice I heard here - trimming all horizontal branches, etc. Hoping to get thru to her - you do not want to plant another. Then the real kicker is she said they were talking to the same nursery that sold us all these trees!!! Whoa nelly again I said.......finally, she did say well we might plant an Aristicrat Pear tree. They're hardier in this area, according to the nursery expert (ha, not what I'd call him!!). The conversation ended with her thinking it all over. I said skip the nurseries, call a tree specialist, someone not connected to sales at any nursery. You'd all probably think of better advice than that. I do think I gave her food for thought. Told her if one of mine came down, it would not be replaced. And I take pride in my yard!
Well, just wanted to share that with you all. These Bradfords all over Cincy are just splitting like crazy! It's been a stormy few months now but mine are hanging in there, knock on wood - pun intended!