[College of ACES] [University of Illinois] [Illinois CES]

tree pods

1cowboy@sisna.com
Sat, 1 Feb 1997 17:25:39 -0600


I HAVE TWO TREES IN MY BACK YARD,THEY ARE MATURE 25 TO 30 FEET
SMALL LEAVES, IN SPRING THEY START GROWING THESE BEAN PODS.
BY FALL THE PODS ARE 8 TO 10 INCHES LONG AND CHOCLATE BROWN.
THE PROBLEM IS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THEM, AND THEY ARE A MESS
TO CLEAN UP. IS THERE ANYWAY TO ELIMINATE THIS FOLIAGE FROM
GROWING, SHORT OF CUTTING THEM DOWN, I.E. IS IT POSIBBLE TO
CHANGE THE SEX OF THE TREES ETC. I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT
KIND OF TREES THEY ARE, THEY ARE BEATIFULL WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE PODS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.