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Mike CHS · Mar 28, 2017

You may already know it but there is a chemical spray for Sweet Gum trees that mimics growth hormones in the plant and can prevent fruit formation from occurring in the first place. It has no impact on the foliage and blooms.

I haven't used the spray but did the injectable on out place in SC. I'm not sure how practical that would be if you have a bunch of trees like it sounds.

CntryBoy777 · Mar 28, 2017

Oh those wonderful Sweet Gums!!...I was not laughing at ya LS, I was laughing With ya.... :gig

As ya know we have them here, and one thing ya have to watch on them is those top of the ground roots they send out....all along them they will sprout and grow more trees. If ya have that many there, I would get a chainsaw and thin them out some. They make good firewood. I have 2 bags of golf clubs I never use anymore and when ya was here should've given ya a few irons so ya could tune up your swing with them gumballs...

Mike, I've never heard about that stuff, but it sure sounds very interesting....do ya remember the name of it so I can see about getting some?....where?

Mike CHS · Mar 28, 2017

I had to look it up since it has been so long. The name brand is Snipper and it's an a deflowering agent. I don't remember what it cost but it wasn't cheap.

CntryBoy777 · Mar 28, 2017

How appropiate... Snipper for "Gum-Balls"..... :gig

Bruce · Mar 28, 2017

You've been reading too many kid/lamb castration threads Fred.

I don't know just how sticky those gum balls are but from the sounds of it pretty much anything that would keep them from happening wouldn't be too expensive.

CntryBoy777 · Mar 28, 2017

I'll tell ya what I'll do for ya @Bruce , I'll use some as "Packing Peanuts" with your 2 pcs of wood. Tho, they won't be green, they'll be brown.....yes, there is a Difference one from the other....

Bruce · Mar 28, 2017

Um, that is OK Fred, I think they would probably be considered an invasive species up here and banned.

Better to save them for your worst enemies. Feel free to not save any for yourself because I know you are a generous guy.

HomeOnTheRange · Mar 28, 2017

Your field looks great! Is that a old cast iron tub I see in a view of the pictures? Here are a few links if you every decide to look for something to collect the grass and leafs.
http://www.drpower.com/power-equipment/leaf-lawn-vacuums/
This is my favorite: http://www.drpower.com/power-equipm...nd-leaf-vacs/prompt-for-ll2-13-28-pro-new.axd
Looking good @Latestarter!

babsbag · Mar 28, 2017

Sweet Gum grows here too, it is a pretty common landscaping tree but most people here call it Liquidamber. I am thinking about planting a few on the fence line as I love the colors in the fall.

Latestarter · Mar 29, 2017

I'd never heard of anything to keep them from fruiting... Just checked and apparently the timing of the application is critical and it must be done by an "arborist" (licensed individual?) and the application is $75-100 per tree :ep

and would need to be done annually... Which I can't afford considering the number of trees I have. But it says the gumballs themselves work great as fire starters and burn with a blue flame... So it appears that I'll have some tree trimming (cutting down and making fire wood) to do over time as well. Guess I better plan of doing that before I get all the fencing and cross fencing done.

The liquid amber is a non fruiting gum ball tree.

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