11-23-2010, 02:12 PM
There's a lot of those awful vines that come back in place of Christmas berry. Can't weed whack them even w/ a shindaiwa because they just wrap up the head. We did some clearing of a driveway for a client over there. Several months later it's all right back and then some. We're in Glenwood and our neighbor came in and dropped easily $1,000 on young fruit trees, fert and the holes... then left for 6 months. They all died. And we get plenty of rain here! If you aren't here full time, I'd listen to the locals and stick w/ drought tolerant ornamentals for now. Fruit trees need major tlc and food. Christmas Berry is no fun, but the vines were worse.
Melissa Fletcher
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"Make yurts, not war" Bill Coperthwaite, 1973
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"Make yurts, not war" Bill Coperthwaite, 1973