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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #25 on: March 16, 2009, 10:16:36 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on March 16, 2009, 11:57:27 AM
I don't need a yard like a putting green, I just want the grass to grow well enough to cover the dirt. :)

I have a feeling the cherry is too big for the yard, which is why I was hoping there was some way to retard it's growth. 

The watering system looks good, but I'd have to tunnel it under my sidewalk to avoid having hosing run over it.

Chris


Mulch the tree with wood chips where the bare grass is. You could look into a European style of prunning to keep the tree to managable shape. Depending how large your tree is this would take several seasons to get it pruned down to shape without killing or stressing the tree.


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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #26 on: March 17, 2009, 10:03:43 AM »
The last 3 responses are pretty good choices.
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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2009, 10:30:29 AM »
Building up the affected area of the lawn really isn't an option considering the size of the area.  It would make the yard look like I had a huge mound in the middle.  Creating a patio would probably not work either.  Pruning is probably my best choice.  I do some pruning each Spring anyway to keep the size down a bit.  I should prune more.

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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #28 on: March 17, 2009, 10:33:07 AM »
Quote from: Thylacine on March 17, 2009, 10:03:43 AM
The last 3 responses are pretty good choices.

Well we can't have that sort of a trend, can we?

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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #29 on: March 17, 2009, 10:34:03 AM »
I'd be careful about piling dirt on top of the root zone.

I did this with an ash tree once and killed it.

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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #30 on: March 17, 2009, 10:35:32 AM »
Quote from: Sawdust on March 17, 2009, 10:34:03 AM
I'd be careful about piling dirt on top of the root zone.

I did this with and ash tree once and killed it.

Sawdust

Yep, lots of gas exchange happens at the root level, cut of oxygen or ability to dump waste and you kill the tree.

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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #31 on: March 17, 2009, 10:38:12 AM »
this might help in pruning

http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/h-156.pdf

I just pruned my crab apple yesterday, removed about 5% of the tree's mass. Had a lot of rubbing branches.

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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #32 on: March 17, 2009, 07:55:42 PM »
does asian jasmine thrive in your area?  How about english ivy?

AJ is very shade & drought tolerant & sprads.  It is very popular here (DFW) under trees that kill of the grass under them.
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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #33 on: March 17, 2009, 10:21:02 PM »
How close is the neighbor's water spigot?
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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #34 on: March 18, 2009, 01:24:46 PM »
Quote from: trapperready on March 17, 2009, 10:21:02 PM
How close is the neighbor's water spigot?

Had a house listed a few years ago where the side yard was dying and the owner couldn't figure out why.  One morning he happened to be up when the sprinkler system came one.  Turns out his next door neighbor had "helped" by turning all the sprinkler heads to face into his own yard.

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Re: Cherry Tree is killing my yard
« Reply #35 on: March 18, 2009, 01:58:43 PM »
xeriscaping
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeriscaping
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