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how big are the pines,
how high up the trunk are the first limbs?
and does the house shade the ground
for part of the day?

are you zone 5 or 6a or 6b?
ncb

Quoting BekeeprTop@aol.com:

> Under two red pines, in the front of the house, unwanted seedlings appear of
> winged euonymous, prunus serotina, and especially maples.
>
> It's a pain pulling the little seedlings.  Even more frustrating is nothing
> useful is growing in space that's obviously fertile and sunny enough to
> encourage the growth of these seedlings, rather rapid growth I might add.  I
> tried
> Sparkle variety strawberries and they survive but do not thrive.
>
> So I'm looking for suggestions what might be tried there to get some use out
> of the space.  Gobo Burdock? Soloman's Seal?  American ginseng?  I tried
> onions with no result too.  Eleagnus Umbellata [Autumn Olive]?  Some herb?
> Witch-hazel?  Garlic?  Beach Plum  [Prunus maritima}?   Raspberries?
> Somebody come
> up with something, please!
> Charlie Paradise, Massachusetts USA
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