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Spanish Moss in Nj


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2 hours ago, bubba said:

This thread is funny! Why would would anyone be happy about zone pushing a noxious pest like “Spanish Moss”.  Analogous to trying to push Brazilian Pepper into Georgia. 

I do not disagree that it looks stately on a Live Oak from a distance. Climb that tree, pull down the moss and you will look like you have a bad case of the measles and a very itchy case...

 

 

Lol, that's exactly what I thought. :floor:

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15 hours ago, RJ said:

I've always wanted to try your PNW Big Leaf Maple. Pretty cool tree I might add. 

They are all over by my house.  Aside from the giant leaves, they have very nice long dangling flower clusters in the spring.  As far as north american maples go I think they're probably the best overall looking tree.  You can even coat the flowers in batter and fry them up as fritters.

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50 minutes ago, Chester B said:

They are all over by my house.  Aside from the giant leaves, they have very nice long dangling flower clusters in the spring.  As far as north american maples go I think they're probably the best overall looking tree.  You can even coat the flowers in batter and fry them up as fritters.

Huh... I thought getting out in the spring and cutting fern fiddle heads to cook up was oddity. Very cool I'm going to try them out. Not sure how they will handle our summers might keep them as an understory tree. 

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5 hours ago, bubba said:

This thread is funny! Why would would anyone be happy about zone pushing a noxious pest like “Spanish Moss”.  Analogous to trying to push Brazilian Pepper into Georgia. 

I do not disagree that it looks stately on a Live Oak from a distance. Climb that tree, pull down the moss and you will look like you have a bad case of the measles and a very itchy case...

 

 

Then don't climb the tree and pull down the moss. Hitting yourself in the head with a hammer and putting your hand on a hot stove are also not recommended.

Brazilian pepper is an exotic invasive and Spanish moss is native.

 

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1 minute ago, Manalto said:

Then don't climb the tree and pull down the moss. Hitting yourself in the head with a hammer and putting your hand on a hot stove are also not recommended.

Brazilian pepper is an exotic invasive and Spanish moss is native.

 

It also benefits wildlife.. and people.  Pepper trees are detrimental to everything, like Salt Cedar, and Australian Pine.       A little homework also reveals that Chiggers living in Spanish Moss ..up in the trees where it hangs from... is an old urban myth.. Chiggers don't climb trees..    More than likely any "bites" ( stings actually ) someone might receive from collecting Spanish Moss out of trees are from native Twig Ants caught up in it.  Stuff laying on the ground?  yea.. leave it there. 

The stuff wouldn't be grown / sold by both Orchid and Bromeliad growers world-wide if it "attracted"  harmful bugs..

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3 hours ago, Chester B said:

I think they're probably the best overall looking tree.

I agree. I also like Vine Maple, Acer circinatum

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I picked a backpackful of Spanish moss barehanded to bring some over to my yard and never felt an itch or sting or saw any bugs in it. 

I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as some people think it is as far as Chiggers, ants or other bugs living in it. 

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45 minutes ago, Estlander said:

I picked a backpackful of Spanish moss barehanded to bring some over to my yard and never felt an itch or sting or saw any bugs in it. 

I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as some people think it is as far as Chiggers, ants or other bugs living in it. 

I agree. It's only the stuff on the ground that has many bugs. I picked some off low trees for 5 days in Savannah and didn't see one bug.

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1 hour ago, Nj Palms said:

 I picked some off low trees for 5 days in Savannah and didn't see one bug.

To be fair, at 1/120th of an inch, you probably wouldn't see them even if they were there.

When I've collected it in the past (Savannah also) I did it the lazy way - just picked it up early in the morning from the streets.

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You guys are right. I am wrong. Very little down here. Still like it. Sorry to offend. No intention.

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What you look for is what is looking

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2 hours ago, bubba said:

You guys are right. I am wrong. Very little down here. Still like it. Sorry to offend. No intention.

You're fine.:D

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