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Misc 2018 Banter & Venting Thread

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ForsythSnow said:
I just realized I misspelled it. It's cryptomeria. They are a somewhat fast growing tree that is planted quite a bit around here.
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Yes they are a contractor ideal plant for new construction due to the low maintenance and fast growing. It’s a great plant/ tree for privacy and shade. They are everything around Atlanta.
 
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J.C. said:
I'm going to have to google cryptometia trees, I've never recall seeing them before.



Duly noted, the last thing I want or need is roots penetrating a house built in 1973 with a basement. I'm definitely with you on the mulch.



Some of the yard stays 100% shaded. Right in front there are three azaleas, but I'm not sure which kind they are. Both the back and front yards are basically shaded by black and scarlet oaks. Rhododendrons aren't a bad idea either, those need the shade.



I can tell you are well versed in this area, I have some learning to do. My wife loves blue hydrangeas, so a couple of those would fit in nicely. I would guess my soil is slightly acidic with the oak-hickory composition of the trees, but without having it tested I can't really be sure.

My left neighbor has a chain link fence in his back yard, against that fence is the only part of the yard that gets decent sun. I feel like most people would plant leyland cypress there, but I was thinking something more native like Virginia Pine, is that a bad idea?
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Yes, I would strongly advise against Leyland Cypress! They are now dying everywhere around here! Bag worms and other diseases are killing them off! There is a great alternative called Arizona Cypress “Carolina Sapphire “. It grows almost as fast and to the same sizes as the Leyland Cypress, but has bluish foliage and grows about 5 feet a year and is very drought tolerant.

And as far as the blue hydrangeas, 97% of clay and soils around here are acidic
 
Also, a good screen plant for the sunny fence line privacy screen, could be Camellia Sasanquas. There are types that easily grow 10-15’ tall and wide, with many flower color options, they are evergreen, take full sun to full shade
 
Tarheel1 said:
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There is a great alternative called Arizona Cypress “Carolina Sapphire “. It grows almost as fast and to the same sizes as the Leyland Cypress, but has bluish foliage and grows about 5 feet a year and is very drought tolerant.

And as far as the blue hydrangeas, 97% of clay and soils around here are acidic
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Agreed, in 2006 my family planted both Leyland and Arizona Cypress trees at my childhood home. Almost all of the Arizonas', are still standing. One took irreparable damage from the foot of heavy snow we received last December. While with the Leylands, all but one have since died.
 
I just noticed that after having had no posts for nearly a year once southernwx.com was made the permanent replacement, the wx forum site that gave birth to this one has had 13 posts from 4 different usernames since late December of 2017 with the last one being made in late April. They don't all look legit, however. The last post was about cleaning tile floors with a vacuum cleaner lol.
 
Tarheel1 said:
Cardinals are very neat. They mate for life, the females do most of the work, in all aspects of their lives! Females are always at the feeders first, to make sure it’s safe, then males come in! All cardinals are born with female coloration/markings, as they mature, they either stay female( females of course) or gradually turn to all bright red ( males) the nest and eggs probably won’t make it, but they can have 3-4 batches of eggs a season! Research brown-headed cowbird; that’s a really interesting bird! It actually never makes its own nest, it lays its eggs in other birds nests and those birds feed and raise them!
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Thanks for this info, Mac! I noticed that the female cardinal is normally at the feeder first though I thought that was to let the female eat first while the male carefully watches from nearby and is ready to come in and protect the female if needed.
 
GaWx said:
I just noticed that after having had no posts for nearly a year once southernwx.com was made the permanent replacement, the wx forum site that gave birth to this one has had 13 posts from 4 different usernames since late December of 2017 with the last one being made in late April. They don't all look legit, however. The last post was about cleaning tile floors with a vacuum cleaner lol.
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Link? I don't even know it

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SimeonNC said:
It's amazing how fast this site has grown in a little over a year.
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There have been lots of folks, FS, Charlie, SD, Metwannabe, Shawn, Whatalife, Packfan 98, Webb, Larry ... just to name a few (and pardon me for excluding so many more, but this is just a sampling), who have really worked hard to give us all a great place to visit, converse, learn, and most importantly, be civil ... :D
 
GaWx said:
Thanks for this info, Mac! I noticed that the female cardinal is normally at the feeder first though I thought that was to let the female eat first while the male carefully watches from nearby and is ready to come in and protect the female if needed.
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A pair of wrens have been building a nest in my hanging basket all day! It’s amazing that they can do this in a day! They’ve both been building all day and they make a fairly complicated nest, with a dome and side entrance!
 
pcbjr said:
There have been lots of folks, FS, Charlie, SD, Metwannabe, Shawn, Whatalife, Packfan 98, Webb, Larry ... just to name a few (and pardon me for excluding so many more, but this is just a sampling), who have really worked hard to give us all a great place to visit, converse, learn, and most importantly, be civil ... :D
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Phil,
Thanks for including me in your list! But in addition to other valuable posters left out because your list is just a sampling as you said and at the risk of us sounding like Sammy Maudlin and Bobby Bittman from SCTV ;), you are more than worthy of being around the top of the list. Besides your much appreciated work on the Wiki along with FS, this site wouldn't be anything like it is without your consistent enthusiasm as well as efforts to keep discussions going.
 
GaWx said:
Phil,
Thanks for including me in your list! But in addition to other valuable posters left out because your list is just a sampling as you said and at the risk of us sounding like Sammy Maudlin and Bobby Bittman from SCTV ;), you are more than worthy of being around the top of the list. Besides your much appreciated work on the Wiki along with FS, this site wouldn't be anything like it is without your consistent enthusiasm as well as efforts to keep discussions going.
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Very undeserved, but really, Thanks!
 
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