On Jun 23, 6:43 am, wrote:
This is probably a little off topic, but I have these box elder trees
where I live. They are the stupidest trees.

Hi,

Box elders are weed trees. The reasons you describe pretty well sum up
why. There was a row of 6 or 8 of them planted next to our old farm
house probably 50 years ago. They have gotten huge and fallen over one
another in a twisted mess that no life loving person would think of
approaching with a chain saw. Over the years these trees have dumped
thousands of pounds of their seed around the farm buildings. Box
elders sprout up anyplace that is not mowed. If you cut them down they
sprout up from the stumps twice as thick. The only way to really get
rid of them is poison or pulling them by the roots. It was the joke
around our place that any free time was devoted to the box elder
eradication program. Despite many many days working on this the box
elders won in the end. Maybe the next owner will root them out.

Have a great day!
David