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EDGEMAN
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After I planted my Bloodgood, decided I never wanted another tree...

...in my yard that grows taller than 20'. It will top out close to 30', so it's taking up the widest part of my front yard. My yard isn't large enough for another tree that size.
Posted: 04/11/2023 at 08:16 PM ET
(In response to this post by DonHo-kieHi)

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The three most popular trees in my neighborhood are:
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 01:45 PM ET
Live oaks, palm trees, live oaks**
DonHo-kieHi • 04/12/23 09:44 AM ET
Weren't you planning to add fruit and nut trees?**
EDGEMAN • 04/12/23 09:47 AM ET
Remote site! I bought a piece of land inland that bank had repossessed and
DonHo-kieHi • 04/12/23 09:58 AM ET
What do the people who want to buy it plan to do with it?
EDGEMAN • 04/12/23 10:24 AM ET
Right now they are fishing! There are several properties available that
DonHo-kieHi • 04/12/23 10:32 AM ET
Definitely hold onto that property!
EDGEMAN • 04/12/23 10:50 AM ET
When I’m too old to maintain a garden, etc it will be time! All good now!
DonHo-kieHi • 04/12/23 11:52 AM ET
Cottonwoods, quaking aspen, and chokecherry
HokieMacDaddy • 04/12/23 07:52 AM ET
Gum and loblolly pines. Gum balls vs pine needles and cones.
GSOHokie01 • 04/12/23 07:01 AM ET
Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, Virginia Creeper and Thistles.**
Major Kong • 04/11/23 09:37 PM ET
Boy, your local plant shop really saw you coming...lol**
EDGEMAN • 04/12/23 09:32 AM ET
The poison sumac is back ordered.**
Major Kong • 04/13/23 12:24 PM ET
Mile a minute
MEHOKIE • 04/12/23 03:10 AM ET
Pinon pine, Rocky mountain juniper
Wo xin Hokie • 04/11/23 09:24 PM ET
Eastern White Pine, Sugar Maple, Pitch Pine, and White Oak**
MAHokie69 • 04/11/23 08:57 PM ET
Why do you hate dogwoods?**
DonHo-kieHi • 04/11/23 08:07 PM ET
After I planted my Bloodgood, decided I never wanted another tree... ◄
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 08:16 PM ET
I had gorgeous dogwoods on my property but lost several with anthracnose.
DonHo-kieHi • 04/11/23 08:37 PM ET
Native ‘Merican trees in our yard
6GHokie • 04/11/23 07:49 PM ET
that must be a beautiful piece of property**
HokieMacDaddy • 04/12/23 07:54 AM ET
That's a lot of trees and shrubs...
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 07:59 PM ET
LOL 1/3 acre
6GHokie • 04/11/23 08:17 PM ET
My neighbor has 4 pine trees right on the fence line.
Hokie CPA • 04/11/23 06:57 PM ET
My next door neighbor has about 50 pine trees, so I know about cones...
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 08:00 PM ET
I hate a freakin' pine cone! Pines are dirty messy trees **
HOKIERIT • 04/11/23 07:45 PM ET
I’ll take your pine needles & cones if you take my leaves & gumballs. The
Hoakie82 • 04/11/23 07:28 PM ET
My dad wanted to plant a sweet gum tree and being a cheap bastard he wanted
DonHo-kieHi • 04/11/23 08:13 PM ET
Same throughout much of VA, including Henrico. Also, agree about pine trees**
HOKIERIT • 04/11/23 06:49 PM ET
Have an amazing 25-foot holly at the TN vacation house. It's truly....
VToncologyNurse • 04/11/23 06:09 PM ET
Palm trees, Olive trees and cactuses **
CrystalCoveHokie • 04/11/23 04:45 PM ET
Baggert!............... I LOVE palm trees of all varieties**
HOKIERIT • 04/11/23 06:50 PM ET
Thought you would have an avocado tree out there.**
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 04:46 PM ET
I have 2 lemon trees, 2 lime trees and an orange tree **
CrystalCoveHokie • 04/12/23 02:09 AM ET
I had a friend who lived out their & all his close neighbors had a
Hoakie82 • 04/11/23 07:39 PM ET
River Birches and Crape Myrtles
Vienna_Hokie • 04/11/23 04:21 PM ET
The most popular street trees in my neighborhood in order are:
chemhokie • 04/11/23 04:17 PM ET
Dogwood.... State tree of Virginia
turkeywinghokie • 04/11/23 04:15 PM ET
Will try to do a count while the dogwoods are blooming.**
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 03:35 PM ET
Bradford pear trees line my neighborhood
No Clue • 04/11/23 03:35 PM ET
I LOVE how they look in the spring, but they are extremely fragile.
Late 80s Hokie • 04/11/23 03:59 PM ET
and they smell pretty bad when blooming!**
3011Cochrane • 04/11/23 06:40 PM ET
invasive garbage**
typed by ben • 04/11/23 03:56 PM ET
The invasive wild ones have big thorns on them. The domesticated ones
Hoakie82 • 04/11/23 04:34 PM ET
even the domesticated ones sucker
typed by ben • 04/12/23 11:56 AM ET
Wisteria says hello**
Brown Water • 04/11/23 04:08 PM ET
We have that in our neighborhood too...lol**
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 04:47 PM ET
Autumn Olive says hold my roots**
Spudnut • 04/11/23 04:22 PM ET
.
HokieDan95 • 04/11/23 04:22 PM ET
better not!**
typed by ben • 04/11/23 04:13 PM ET
Pampas grass says “ clean my fuzzies off your cars and decks, etc”**
DonHo-kieHi • 04/11/23 08:17 PM ET
All three of mine are long gone. 2 by Hurricane, the last....
HokieJay • 04/11/23 03:50 PM ET
Have them too, they suck :/**
FfxStationHokie • 04/11/23 03:44 PM ET
I live in an old growth neighborhood next to parks
Happy Dog • 04/11/23 03:22 PM ET
^^^ Un-Happy Dog ^^^**
Brown Water • 04/11/23 04:10 PM ET
Hate that tree with the white hot passion of a 1000 exploding suns**
Happy Dog • 04/11/23 04:12 PM ET
Nice. I also have a walnut , pink dogwood, mimosas, a few oak (one I grew
UsherDog2008 • 04/11/23 03:01 PM ET
Keep your eye on the Ash trees...the Emerald Ash Borer is coming into the
Tuckahokie • 04/11/23 03:17 PM ET
Yes. Been having them treated every year. I would go broke if I had to
UsherDog2008 • 04/12/23 03:35 AM ET
I have two gardenias, complements of the previous owner
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 03:15 PM ET
Camelias like acid...similar to Azaleas and Rhododendrons**
Tuckahokie • 04/11/23 03:18 PM ET
It appears they have their limits too...lol**
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 03:20 PM ET
I have Gardenias hanging in okay in West Richmond...they did die
Tuckahokie • 04/11/23 03:14 PM ET
That was my experience. Had to cut them back.**
UsherDog2008 • 04/12/23 03:37 AM ET
I actually have burlap to try to cover them if I know ahead of time we are>
HOKIERIT • 04/11/23 06:55 PM ET
Same here in West end.. There is a more hardy variety that have done very->
HOKIERIT • 04/11/23 06:53 PM ET
the most poplar trees in mine are poplars**
HokieDan95 • 04/11/23 02:58 PM ET
Bees love the tulips if yours are yellow poplars!**
DonHo-kieHi • 04/11/23 08:25 PM ET
I have 2 Redbuds...one has leaves that are burgundy color which are
Tuckahokie • 04/11/23 02:27 PM ET
Forest Pansy Redbud, beautiful trees as an understory tree. Holds its color
DonHo-kieHi • 04/11/23 08:23 PM ET
Mine was planted under a group of good size White Oaks...seems happy**
Tuckahokie • 04/12/23 05:55 AM ET
Every Hokie should have at least one tree with maroon leaves....
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 02:33 PM ET
Agree...my Crepe Myrtle will go orange and maroon in the Fall**
Tuckahokie • 04/11/23 02:39 PM ET
Those are beautiful. I have several Crapes ( not nearly as full as yours )
santafe • 04/11/23 02:03 PM ET
I pulled those off the net.
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 02:30 PM ET
Very nice. Mine must be a Dwarf as well, never knew that. One of my best
santafe • 04/11/23 02:41 PM ET
I have one Japanese Maple that is fairly good size (maybe 20-25' tall) but
Tuckahokie • 04/11/23 02:52 PM ET
My Bloodgood Japanese Maple has maroon leaves all season
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 03:19 PM ET
Mine is about 6' tall and has the maroon-ish leaves as well.**
santafe • 04/11/23 02:55 PM ET
I bought three out of 4 from a nursery in VA that specialized in Japanese..
EDGEMAN • 04/11/23 02:48 PM ET