Posted on 04/06/2008 2:09:23 PM PDT by Pyro7480
But not only do they smell nasty, they have brittle wood and narrow branch angles and split the trunk down the middle when they drop a branch. And then in response they set about a million suckers at the base of the trunk . . . . a seriously ugly tree once it has some age on it.
Better to invest in a Yoshino or Kwanzan cherry . . . not a lot of scent (what there is is nice but it's faint), but beautiful and a low maintenance tree. I like the crabapples (my parents had one at their old house) but if they're near a sidewalk or driveway the fruit is a nuisance squishing all over. But the birds love 'em! Mom used to help us make crabapple jelly from the fruit if we could get to them before the birds. Took pounds and pounds of sugar, but we had the satisfaction of eating toast with our very own jelly on it!
Thank you for the great article. I will pass it on to my son and daughter-in-law who are suffering their child’s decision to lead this unholy and unhappy life style.
A success story is just what they need!
God contine to bless Bishop Burke
I notice that our interlocutor never came back to explain how the Bible would have forgiven poor Mr. Hess’s sins. Cebu ...
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