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Can you identify the Tree from Hell?

14 years ago

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This tree, pretty as it is, produces thousands of invasive suckers that I don't want to poison for fear for killing mama, and completely resist being pulled out.

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sam_md
14 years ago
put your nose in the flowers and tell us what they smell like
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
14 years ago
if it smells like dead rotting feet.. its an ornamental pear ..

IMHO.. get rid of it ... lol

ken
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Embothrium
14 years ago
Callery pear, very frequently planted. Looks and smells like orchard pear but produces no useful fruits.
Toronado3800 Zone 6 St Louis
14 years ago
They blow apart regularly. Easy to chainsaw up and remove. Seldom seen but pretty decent purple fall color here. Nice flowers. Invasive almost anyplace.
Iris GW
14 years ago
It must have suffered some damage in some way - damage causes trees to go into survival mode and send out suckers. For example, the roots are perhaps too close to the surface and activity like mowing may have nicked them.
terrene
14 years ago
Wow, Callery pears sucker?

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