Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16140112)

What's wrong with Maples? We have two large maple trees and they mind their own business and give us shade. We have nothing negative to say about them and like them a lot.

Years ago I lived at a house that had a tree that we called a gumball tree. I have no idea what the real name was, but it shed seed pods that were about 1.5 inches in diameter with sharp points all over them. You couldn't mow and you couldn't rake with those things all over the yard. Anyone know the tree I'm talking about? It was a big tree, so if you planted one you could ruin half of the neighbor's yard at the cost of also ruining half of your own yard.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16140112)

What's wrong with Maples? We have two large maple trees and they mind their own business and give us shade. We have nothing negative to say about them and like them a lot.

Years ago I lived at a house that had a tree that we called a gumball tree. I have no idea what the real name was, but it shed seed pods that were about 1.5 inches in diameter with sharp points all over them. You couldn't mow and you couldn't rake with those things all over the yard. Anyone know the tree I'm talking about? It was a big tree, so if you planted one you could ruin half of the neighbor's yard at the cost of also ruining half of your own yard.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16140124)

Apparently the tree that I mentioned is a Sweet Gum tree.

https://americanorchard.wordpress.co...n-the-suburbs/

There's nothing more enjoyable than walking barefoot through a field of these:

https://i.etsystatic.com/5230178/r/i...63633_o69h.jpg

Originally Posted by Eureka (Post 16140125)

My upstairs neighbor says I shut my back door to hard and it startles her cats. I shut it very quietly and she's still upset. I'm guessing she takes meds and has a few cats.

Nothing like owning a million dollar condo and having upstairs neighbors.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16140112)

What's wrong with Maples? We have two large maple trees and they mind their own business and give us shade. We have nothing negative to say about them and like them a lot.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16140112)

Years ago I lived at a house that had a tree that we called a gumball tree. I have no idea what the real name was, but it shed seed pods that were about 1.5 inches in diameter with sharp points all over them. You couldn't mow and you couldn't rake with those things all over the yard. Anyone know the tree I'm talking about? It was a big tree, so if you planted one you could ruin half of the neighbor's yard at the cost of also ruining half of your own yard.

Originally Posted by Eureka (Post 16140125)

My upstairs neighbor says I shut my back door to hard and it startles her cats. I shut it very quietly and she's still upset. I'm guessing she takes meds and has a few cats.

Nothing like owning a million dollar condo and having upstairs neighbors.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 16140132)

You should type up a fake research paper that discusses how surprise loud noises are healthy for cats since it stimulates their sensory system. Put a bunch of citations in it of other fake cat-noise studies, and include quotes from famous cat scientists.

Originally Posted by louie aguiar (Post 16140128)

I have one of those trees. They're the worst. They're actually all over some neighborhoods in KC. I hate those damn gumballs.

Originally Posted by penguinz (Post 16140142)

My neighborhood was established in the 70s. We have so many mature, undesirable types of trees.

We have 4 osage orange stumps, those ****ers will be here long after WWIII, two living ones and a mulberry tree in our yard. Neighbors have silver maple, sycamore (all the leaves end up in my yard), sweet gum, cottonwood, bradford pears.

I need to just sell this place and move out to the country on property that has mature pine and oak trees.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 16140131)

For one, they propagate like weeds. They will literally spring up everywhere, including in the middle of gravel. Second, they're prone to internal rot, making them a hazard anytime there's a strong gust of wind.



You're probably talking about a sweet gum tree. They have seed pods that look kind of like see urchins.

The best trees around here are ginkgo trees. The fruits fall off and rot. The smell is reminiscent of dog shit.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 16140144)

Jesus. That's like an entire orchard of suck.

Originally Posted by penguinz (Post 16140149)

This is my worry. There is one in the yard next to us that is at least 75ft tall. Might be 40 feet from our house.

Originally Posted by penguinz (Post 16140150)

I can send you an invite to come help clear it out. :)

Originally Posted by penguinz (Post 16140059)

Even better would be to plant a mulberry tree up against it. Purple bird shit all over it and his yard.

Originally Posted by Rainbarrel (Post 16140153)

Mulberry and blue Jays are a combo from hell