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[Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>]

Sassafras is a weed!  The roots taste nice, but I heard they are
carcinogenic.

jhecksel@voyager.net wrote:
> 
> Hello all:
> 
> As you guessed, I do intend to use the results as yard trees.
> 
> The female persimmons and unselected males have pretty clean foliage
> right up to the end.  I suspect that Michigan has lower humidity than
> Tennesee/North Carolina....or at least shorter periods of high
> temp/humidity.  I do know a couple of ways to enhance fall color but
> they are borderline cruel.  One is to starve them for Nitrogen.  The
> other is to wrap about three turns of barbed wire around the trunk.
> Better to start with trees that *want* to give you fall color.
> 
> Persimmons are pretty little trees.  The larger leaved selections have
> a tropical look to them.  I think they would be spectacular with hot
> orange-to-scarlet fall colors.  Sassafras was a consideration (for
> color) but they seem to be easily damaged in ice storms.
> 
>                                      Joe Hecksel
>                                      Eaton Rapids, Michigan
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