|
Tree |
Undesirable
Characteristics |
|
American
Elm |
Susceptible
to elm leaf rot, beetles, cottonwood borers and cotton root rot,
and other insects and diseases. |
|
Arizona Ash |
Highly
prone to borers, with short life expectancy. |
|
Boxelder |
Weak,
brittle wood, subject to borers, cotton root rot and Boxelder
bugs. Short life span. |
|
Catalpa |
Shows iron
deficiency in highly alkaline soils, catalpa worms frequent pest
problem. Short life span. |
|
Chinaberry |
Extremely
weak, brittle wood, ice storms absolutely devastate them. Short
life span. |
|
Corkscrew
Willow |
Roots
invasive to waterlines, susceptible to cottonwood borers and
cotton root rot. Short life span. |
|
Cottonwood |
Weak wood,
susceptible to cotton root rot, insect galls, and serious leaf
drop. |
|
Globe
Willow |
Roots
invasive to waterlines, susceptible to cottonwood borers and
cotton root rot. Short life span |
|
Honeylocust |
Terrible
thorns along all trunks and branches. |
|
Loblolly
Pine |
Severe iron
deficiency in alkaline soils. |
|
Fruitless
Mulberry |
Shallow
surface roots, premature leaf drop during summer heat and
drought. |
|
Osage
Orange (Bois d’Arc) |
Coarse and
craggy tree with large thorns, messy fruit. |
|
Siberian
“Chinese” Elm |
Susceptible
to elm leaf beetles, wet wood, anthracnose, cottonwood borers
and cotton root rot, and a host of other insects and diseases. |
|
Silver
Maple |
Prone to
iron deficiency in alkaline soils. |
|
Slash Pine |
Severe iron
deficiency in alkaline soils. |
|
Sugar Maple |
Must have
acidic soil to survive. |
|
Sycamore |
Highly
susceptible to anthracnose, with no cure. Short life span. |
|
Tulip
Poplar |
Susceptible
to black fungal leaf spot. |
|
Water Oak |
Shows
extreme iron deficiency yellowing in alkaline soils. |
|
Weeping
Willow |
Roots
severely invasive to waterlines, susceptible to cottonwood
borers and cotton root rot. Very short life span – less than 10
years. |
|
Willow Oak |
Shows
extreme iron deficiency yellowing in alkaline soils. |
