Weeping Elms
Sir, —As a fellow-sufferer your correspondent “Ratepayer” has my sympathy and i support in his efforts to have ; these trees prohibited in residential areas. I have lived for years next door to a weeping elm which now has ■ its roots over at least half of 1 my vegetable garden, in spite ' of regular trenching along the boundary fence. Unfortunai tely, cut roots do not die, but . continue to send up groups of suckers. The roots themselves are a formidable pro- : blem. rendering digging, with I a fork particularly, almost : impossible. The quantity of nourishment taken from the garden must be considerable. ■ and from this aspect alone, , most discouraging to a gardener. The garden is heavily shaded also by the offending tree, being on the sunny side. The owner is not concerned in spite of being made aware of the position My interest is to ascertain how the problem can be overcome.—Yours, etc., ULMUS. April 4, 1966.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31031, 11 April 1966, Page 8
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