First cedar on the mill and a Chinese Tallow (Popcorn tree)

[Magicman]

Wick, I have a feeling that you have many very small plants.  Maybe no identifiable trees as such, but the seeds spread.   I constantly pull them up from the flower beds and most everywhere else that is not lawn here at home.  Look for the heart shaped leaves.  They are deep rooted and I have to use the Leatherman tool to pull them up.

(I must not have any either because it does not show up in my Tree Identification book.)   :-\   :D

[5quarter]

I read up on the taxonomy of the chinese tallow tree...in one paragraph it describes how to best take care of it and the next paragraph describes the best ways to kill it off. ??? :D

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

I read up on the taxonomy of the chinese tallow tree...in one paragraph it describes how to best take care of it and the next paragraph describes the best ways to kill it off. ??? :D

Based on my experience with them in my yard, nothing short of a small nuclear weapon will kill them off...

Herb

[Wick]

Yeah Magic, he transplants the small ones from the landscape beds.  : I just meant we haven't seen them in the woods so much. We  hunt his property too and would have probably noticed them. I hope they are not spreading everywhere, but I'm sure they are. Maybe just on neighboring properties.  . I'll keep my eyes open.

[WDH]

The seeds are most easily spread by water, as in areas prone to flood or high water.  Most of the Louisiana and South Mississippi bottomlands flood at one point or the other. 

[gcgrant]

Found the discussion on the Chinese Tallow interesting.  I googled it and was surprised to find that it does have a lot of fans and to some it has a lot of commercial value, not in the wood but in the seeds.
I'll try to attach a link to what I was reading.

Interesting topic......GCGranthttp://www.arinvasives.org/downloads/tallow-tree/tallowtree2.pdf