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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 29, 2015 19:56:10 GMT -5
Sorry Marshall, but I killed more than several mulberry trees today. First they looked like this:
Then this:
Then a little dab of blue:
That blue is a chemical called tordon. Squirted on the stump of a fresh-fallen small tree, it'll rot out the root and kill the whole thing.
It might seem like a mean thing to do, killing off a bunch of trees in a day, but the fact is that fences are very expensive and need up-keep in order for them to fulfill their purpose.
I know how much you love mulberries, Marshall, but you're not going to find any around our place for a while.
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Post by Doug on Jul 29, 2015 20:22:51 GMT -5
Did you pay the guide and beibethe local gov for a permit?
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Post by millring on Jul 29, 2015 20:28:24 GMT -5
I heard the screams from here.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2015 20:58:30 GMT -5
RIP, Cecil the Mulberry Tree.
(Sorry...)
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Post by TKennedy on Jul 29, 2015 21:29:09 GMT -5
You mean you "took" the tree
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Post by drlj on Jul 29, 2015 21:31:09 GMT -5
You, sir, are a hero in my eyes. God bless you and your good work. Unlike some people, who shall not be named because everyone knows I am talking about Marshall, you obviously realize a mulberry tree is just a messy weed.
Keep up the good work.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jul 29, 2015 22:19:18 GMT -5
Why didn't you hunt it with bow and arrow?
Mike
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Post by Marshall on Jul 30, 2015 8:03:40 GMT -5
Sorry Marshall, but I killed more than several mulberry trees today.
That blue is a chemical called tordon. Squirted on the stump of a fresh-fallen small tree, it'll rot out the root and kill the whole thing.
It might seem like a mean thing to do, killing off a bunch of trees in a day, but the fact is that fences are very expensive and need up-keep in order for them to fulfill their purpose. . . . , I can understand why you wouldn't want to obstruct the view of that lovely barbed wire. And that power pole is stunning. |
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Post by drlj on Jul 30, 2015 8:07:48 GMT -5
Sorry Marshall, but I killed more than several mulberry trees today.
That blue is a chemical called tordon. Squirted on the stump of a fresh-fallen small tree, it'll rot out the root and kill the whole thing.
It might seem like a mean thing to do, killing off a bunch of trees in a day, but the fact is that fences are very expensive and need up-keep in order for them to fulfill their purpose. . . . , I can understand why you wouldn't want to obstruct the view of that lovely barbed wire. And that power pole is stunning. I get the impression you are not serious when you say this. |
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Post by mnhermit on Jul 30, 2015 8:10:26 GMT -5
Sorry Marshall, but I killed more than several mulberry trees today.
That blue is a chemical called tordon. Squirted on the stump of a fresh-fallen small tree, it'll rot out the root and kill the whole thing.
It might seem like a mean thing to do, killing off a bunch of trees in a day, but the fact is that fences are very expensive and need up-keep in order for them to fulfill their purpose. . . . , I can understand why you wouldn't want to obstruct the view of that lovely barbed wire. And that power pole is stunning. That's such a city folk answer. The view is a bonus, the fence is an expense that was being increased by having the trees there. |
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Post by Marshall on Jul 30, 2015 8:17:55 GMT -5
RIP, Cecil the Mulberry Tree. (Sorry...) |
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Post by millring on Jul 30, 2015 9:34:24 GMT -5
1. If you look at photos #1 and #2 you can imagine this narrative: In the first photo the mulberry tree is aware that Todd is coming for her. In the second photo the mulberry tree has run and is hiding from Todd (see it peeking out from behind the telephone pole in the near distance?).
2. Somebody can't keep their thumb out of the photo.
3. Todd casts an ominous shadow over the stump as he spreads his poison.
It's like a Steven King novel in three photos.
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Post by dradtke on Jul 30, 2015 10:02:32 GMT -5
1. If you look at photos #1 and #2 you can imagine this narrative: In the first photo the mulberry tree is aware that Todd is coming for her. In the second photo the mulberry tree has run and is hiding from Todd (see it peeking out from behind the telephone pole in the near distance?). 2. Somebody can't keep their thumb out of the photo. 3. Todd casts an ominous shadow over the stump as he spreads his poison. It's like a Steven King novel in three photos. I'm having a little trouble with the concept of "near distance." Is that anything like "tight slacks?" |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 10:08:46 GMT -5
If he killed the alpha male mulberry I fear for the fate of all the young mulberry.
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Post by Lonnie on Jul 30, 2015 11:20:03 GMT -5
That blue is a chemical called tordon. Squirted on the stump of a fresh-fallen small tree, it'll rot out the root and kill the whole thing. Tordon blue, everybody wants some Tordon blue, keeps your garden wholesome Trees that grew are subject to The blues now and then But when you take the blue And spread it 'round You rot 'em out again Tordon blue, spread it on a willow Tordon blue, soon you'll see it kill-o Funny thing, But you can fling it on a mulberry tree And before you know it poof it's gone The tree that used to be... |
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Post by billhammond on Jul 30, 2015 11:30:04 GMT -5
Excellent, Lonnie!
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Post by millring on Jul 30, 2015 12:21:55 GMT -5
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Post by millring on Jul 30, 2015 12:36:02 GMT -5
 When I first met you baby, just a weed in my fence line It was sunny days and the promise of shade, I sure felt fine But now all you give me, as more of your kind sprouts Is purple-colored bird shit, and now I have my doubts Babe, you left me here with the mulberry tordon blues My car is totally covered, my patio, man, the whole yard And I've been sittin' here thinkin' That the clean-up is just too hard I’ve got a chainsaw with your name on it, the blade sharpened up and cleaned The gas and oil to start it up, and you know what that means I'm just a regular fella with the mulberry tordon blues |
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Post by drlj on Jul 30, 2015 13:42:23 GMT -5
Mulberry trees are nature's way of telling us that even nature screws things up now and then.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 30, 2015 16:15:19 GMT -5
You people are all nuts. Funny nuts, but nuts.
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