I apparently have superweeds in my lawn. I have been trying various chemicals, including Roundup, and they refuse to die. Now that spring is here, the battle begins anew.
I transplanted a volunteer flowering crab oncet upon a time. In digging it up, I cut the main root. I really babied that tree all the following summer as it had a delicate constitution due to its damaged root. It survived and is just fine now. I moved since planting it, so someone else gets to enjoy it.
I know there must be trees that grow in shallow, rocky soil, but I'm not sure any of them are what you'd call shade or ornamental trees. Up on the North Shore area of Lake Superior, there is what is called the "Witch Tree" growing on a rocky promontory. It's supposed to be a couple of thousand years old, if I'm not confusing it with another tree. In any case, it is quite deserving of its name, given its gnarled, twisted, scraggly appearance.
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