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HokieMacDaddy
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HokieMacDaddy

Cottonwoods, quaking aspen, and chokecherry

I miss dogwoods and azaleas and redbuds in the spring. And gardenias. Desert plants have their own appeal but they don't put on quite the show you see back east.
Posted: 04/12/2023 at 07:52 AM ET
(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

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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