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Daffodils grow well under our apple, pear, and cherry trees - they don't do 
as well under plum or pawpaw due to denser shade.
Jim Nottke
z7 piedmont NC

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>Trees vary a lot on how competitive they are how well grass grows  
>under them.  It's tough to grow grass under a mature healthy maple,  
>but easy under a mature healthy oak.  I have black, white, and scarlet  
>oaks and they all have grass growing densely up to their bases.
>
>Beech trees always have a bare spot under their canopy.  I don't know  
>if it's shade, water, or chemical warfare, but they don't share.
>
>On a related note, I'm thinking of planting daffodils under my fruit  
>trees. (Apple and apricot.)  Will the daffodils compete enough to hurt  
>the growth of the trees?
>
>Thanks,
>Ginda Fisher
>eastern MA, zone 6


Jim Nottke
Zone 7
Pfafftown, North Carolina