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Various dogwoods and eastern redbuds are common replacements.
That's a significant amount of damage to the tree. It might come through, but it's not a long term tree. In my area they seem to last 10-12 years.
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According to the article I posted earlier, Bradfords create a very extensive root system, which is probably why it couldn't be budged. You may have to either try to cut the roots around and under the base (not easy....) or hire a stump-grinder. Or cut the top flat, and nail a flower pot to it.
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A better idea would be to shave all the branches and bark off and carve yourself a totem pole.
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(cut-n-paste) Dogwood anthracnose is a disease of flowering and Pacific dogwood (Cornus florida and C. nuttallii). Infection of Pacific dogwood has been reported from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. In the East, infections have been reported on flowering dogwood in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Recently, the disease has been detected in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. An anthracnose fungus, Discula sp., has been identified as the causal agent. Infection of dogwoods is favored by cool, wet spring and fall weather, but can occur throughout the growing season. Drought and winter injury weaken trees and increase disease severity. Consecutive years of heavy infection have resulted in extensive mortality in both woodland and ornamental dogwoods. The origin of this disease is unknown. The fungus may have been introduced or a change in environment may have altered host/parasite relationships, enabling a previously innocuous fungus to become a significant pathogen.
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I had 6 trees 'eliminated' earlier this week. A big oak that died last year, the failing Bradford Pear, a half-dead apple, a 99% dead apple, a large holly that was overgrowing the corner of the carport, and a large pine that was overgrowing the back corner of the house.
I've had contractors dropping business cards off for the last year, as they spotted the dead oak while driving down the street. I had quotes of $700 - $900 for taking it down, and ~$1,200 if stump grinding was included. But last week a contractor who visited my neighbor's (they had a matching dead oak, only quite a bit bigger) quoted me $900 including stump grinding. He added the other 5 trees (plus grinding) for another $1,200. Was a bit of $$ (tires PLUS brake pads!), but they did a crapload of work, left me a big pile of wood and took care of a lot of headaches for me. Some new trees will be planted in the spring, but the ones near the house will be quite a bit smaller. And no more non-fruiting fruit trees -- they are the biggest fuchin' waste! Hoping to plant so 'real' plum and cherry trees. If anyone needs a well-priced contractor to take down tree, let me know and I will forward their info. They're based in Front Royal, so I don't know how deep they go into MD.
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Geesh.. Car maintenance, trailer maintenance, home maintenance..
Now I've gotta budget for tree maintenance?!?!?! My tree is 13 years old. Guess it's time for a tune up....
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All the ones I took down were ~44 years old. Half the pine went in a storm about 5 years ago, though.
It's funny, but I felt bad about cutting down half the trees in my yard. But then I talked to my neighbor, and he told me he had to cut a lot of his down about 15-20 years ago. He was surprised so many of the ones in my yard lasted as long as they did. I had a pretty decent magnolia as well, but I lost half of that in a snow storm about 3 years ago... I think I'm down to a cherry (non-fruiting) -- which is in poor shape due to infringement by the pear -- a dogwood, a persimmion, a mystery tree, and three scraggly crab apples I will cut down myself in the spring. Over the last ~ 5 years I lost a pine (storm), a maple (disease) and portions of three other trees (storms). Nothing better then coming back from WG weekend and finding a huge pear branch draped over a masonry wall and onto your patio furniture -- especially when you have a cookout planned three days later! Or even better, having a tree uproot and fall onto some of your neighbor's landscaping. That's why it's good to have a 'rainy day fund'
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Think twice about fruit trees in the DC area. Because of the temperature and humidity, they need to be sprayed OFTEN if you want to eat the fruit. We had 5 apple trees when we moved in 17 years ago, now down to 3. The deer and bees eat the apples, and the rest we have to pick up and throw away. Nothing like picking up hundreds of half-rotten apples surrounded by drunk bees (won't sting - the just walk around like..well...they're drunk) every week or two. Stick with non-flowering trees or flowering non-fruits. We have 1 pear and 3 apples, and also dogwoods. We put in a Yoshino Cherry because they're so slow growing - relatively close to the house. Well, we had to have the nursery come by twice to assure us it's a Yoshino Cherry because it's growing amazingly fast - whoops... Very pretty, though (not cheap).
Peter
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Mine made a soft landing on my truck.
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We're hoping to have some good berry bushes going in the next year or two (the one we planted last year still needs another season to get going, and Leah just ordered several currant bushes). If we go for apples, it will probably only be one tree. I think I would rather try a fig tree instead, as it's pretty easy to pick up decent apples around here these days. I guess we are shooting for growing stuff we like that's not readily available at the local stores/ farmers' markets.
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