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Posted by Mr.Tobor on August 4, 2006, 12:11 pm
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My next door neighbor has 3 tall palm (Acoelorraphe H. Wendl.) trees which, during flowering season,
drop a large amount of seeds on my lawn.
These tend to sprout in my grass. Is there some chemical that will kill
these without killing the grass? I've tried lawn weed killers to no avail.
(Not surprising since I don't imagine they were formulated to see palm (Acoelorraphe H. Wendl.) trees
as "weeds").
I'd love a solution short of getting on my knees and pulling them out
one-by-one!
TIA for any suggestions. A picture of one of the trees and the sprouts in
the grass can be found here:
http://users.adelphia.net/~henryve/pics.htm
MrTobor
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Posted by Mike on August 4, 2006, 12:56 pm
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> Hello All,
> My next door neighbor has 3 tall palm trees which, during flowering
> season,
> drop a large amount of seeds on my lawn.
>
> These tend to sprout in my grass. Is there some chemical that will kill
> these without killing the grass? I've tried lawn weed killers to no avail.
> (Not surprising since I don't imagine they were formulated to see palm
> trees
> as "weeds").
Sure they were, they kill broad leaf plants.
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Posted by Jose on August 4, 2006, 1:31 pm
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>
>>Hello All,
>>My next door neighbor has 3 tall palm trees which, during flowering
>>season,
>>drop a large amount of seeds on my lawn.
>>
>>These tend to sprout in my grass. Is there some chemical that will kill
>>these without killing the grass? I've tried lawn weed killers to no avail.
>>(Not surprising since I don't imagine they were formulated to see palm
>>trees
>>as "weeds").
>
> Sure they were, they kill broad leaf plants.
>
>
the lawnmower will do the trick
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Posted by Mr.Tobor on August 4, 2006, 2:58 pm
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I agree. I believe that continued cutting will keep them from ever
establishing themselves and will eventually die. In other words, no big
deal.
My wife, on the other hand, is convinced that, although the tops are being
continually cut off, the roots will continue to grow and the plant stalks
will thicken. Can someone definitively discount this theory?
MrTobor
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Posted by Mike on August 4, 2006, 3:58 pm
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>> the lawnmower will do the trick
>
> I agree. I believe that continued cutting will keep them from ever
> establishing themselves and will eventually die. In other words, no big
> deal.
>
> My wife, on the other hand, is convinced that, although the tops are being
> continually cut off, the roots will continue to grow and the plant stalks
> will thicken. Can someone definitively discount this theory?
>
> MrTobor
Plants cannot grow without leaves. Cut their leaves off and they are unable
to perform photosynthesis and thus unable to eat and grow.
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