tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post2201531718914340109..comments2023-10-17T01:39:29.060-06:00Comments on LIVING THE GARDENING LIFE: My Love Hate Relationship with Swedish Columnar AspenShirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-21580089919133457952014-08-25T08:24:54.181-06:002014-08-25T08:24:54.181-06:00Can I hit like on your post?! I just planted 9 Sw...Can I hit like on your post?! I just planted 9 Swedish Aspens. The tag wasn't clear on whether or not they were like other poplars which have more surface roots and are prone to suckering. Now I know! and now I know to watch for them!HeatherRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-46762340176487555852014-06-21T12:28:14.674-06:002014-06-21T12:28:14.674-06:00Hello Longshot,
It has been my experience that cu...Hello Longshot,<br /><br />It has been my experience that cutting down an aspen or poplar leads to more suckering at the base. We had neighbours that did this yearly, only to get denser trees, but perhaps that was their goal?<br /><br />I would employ the services of a professional arborist.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-73925300866259596012014-06-21T12:09:59.415-06:002014-06-21T12:09:59.415-06:00We planted 3 Aspen trees several years ago and las...We planted 3 Aspen trees several years ago and last year we started getting suckers. We did not know what they were. We decided to let one of the suckers grow, when we did this the other suckers stopped. We now have another 2 foot tree:(<br /><br />Can we cut that 2 footer down and get to the roots as much as possible and then let another one grow and cut it down this winter?<br /><br />We really want to keep our 3 trees, but don't want to mess up our neighbors' yards. Can we put up some sort of a barrier to keep the roots around the 3 trees from spreading out? I am guessing the answer is a big fat NO.<br /><br />Help!<br /> longshotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-29888956048937709722014-06-06T02:44:00.854-06:002014-06-06T02:44:00.854-06:00As a gardener, I'd like to follow this blog on...As a gardener, I'd like to follow this blog on blogger, but I can't be bothered with Facebook. Don't see how I can follow it right now, though.<br /><br />(Also, now and then, you might consider cleaning up some of spam responses left on your blog. Tedious, sure, but a gesture of respect to your readers/followers, amongst other things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-75461907469707490622014-05-03T09:44:44.242-06:002014-05-03T09:44:44.242-06:00Unfortunately I don't have the option to mow.....Unfortunately I don't have the option to mow...I spent hundreds of dollars creating a raised garden along side of property with these trees on other side of neighbors fence. I did no realize how evasive the were until a couple of years later I find fine roots which now have grown into larger roots taking over the whole garden. I can no longer dig and follow root to remove as they are everywhere. Any ideas out there?<br />Doloresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-48647865554374725982014-03-20T21:27:16.124-06:002014-03-20T21:27:16.124-06:00Dear anonymous,
It is difficult to answer this qu...Dear anonymous,<br /><br />It is difficult to answer this question for you as I have never excavated to determine just how far down I would find these roots for fear of creating more suckering. I found a site that may offer some insights for you: http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/tree/poplar.htm<br /><br />Best wishes with the battle. Please let me know what you discover works for you.<br /><br />Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-23897609944461015282014-03-19T20:38:24.339-06:002014-03-19T20:38:24.339-06:00Our neighbor planted 30 of these trees along our p...Our neighbor planted 30 of these trees along our property line and we have little trees coming up all over in our lawn. Mowing over them leaves hard little stems that are killer on bare feet so I tried to spray RoundUp on the little buggers and had lots of little dead spots in the lawn, so that's not the answer. It took about 4 hours of scooting along the ground on my rear with clippers last summer to cut them out at ground level, very discouraging to think I'm going to be battling this summer after summer. Our plan this year is to trench along the fence and put a barrier in the ground to discourage the roots from coming our direction, but we don't know how deep under the surface the roots run to know how deep to put the barrier. Can you help with that tidbit of information?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-21762418271175181752014-01-28T16:58:23.400-07:002014-01-28T16:58:23.400-07:00Dear anonymous, you are not the first nor will you...Dear anonymous, you are not the first nor will you be the last to run into this issue with the Swedish Columnar Aspen. Like you said, they do screen unfavourable views and light, so perhaps they are worth the trouble in the long run?Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065113724187544247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-31056727450222362432014-01-28T13:57:36.545-07:002014-01-28T13:57:36.545-07:00About four years ago on advice from Lois Hole'...About four years ago on advice from Lois Hole's tree book I planted three Swedish Columnar Aspens at the back of my property to block out my back neighbor's incessantly lighted back window. Because she said that the roots were not invasive I was not expecting them to take over my vegetable garden, which they did. Every year now I have to dig and cut them out. And yes little aspens pop up all over the back grass.<br /><br />However the trees are lovely and do their required job admirably. <br /><br />I am glad I saw this because I thought maybe my trees were just going rogue or something. I mean who would argue with Lois Hole? She was such a lovely lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-58389121260831357612013-11-27T02:50:14.438-07:002013-11-27T02:50:14.438-07:00Great post for home improvement and thanks for sha...Great post for home improvement and thanks for sharing this post.<br /><a href="http://www.lovelylandscaping.com/retaining_walls.php" rel="nofollow">Repair Retaining Walls Omaha</a>Business Profilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315358799930769355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897086964062368511.post-270365912361806452013-10-02T12:59:27.652-06:002013-10-02T12:59:27.652-06:00Can I just say what a relief to discover an indivi...Can I just say what a relief to discover an individual who truly <br />knows what they're discussing on the web. You definitely realize how to bring a problem to light and make it important.<br />A lot more people need to read this and understand <br />this side of your story. 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