Taming the Sumac BEAST! ✂️💪🍂 // Garden Answer
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Something tells me that the dump pile is going to be a new sumac jungle
I'm never not amazed at Laura's work ethic. She makes this work look easy, and she just never stops. Every day she's out there bending, kneeling, lifting, pulling... It's impressive.
It does catch up.
@rtshaw3621 I don't do it daily. But even at 35, after a long day of it, I feel it the next morning. But, I love it.
@@rtshaw3621 yeah, as a person who now works part time as a gardener, you do get used to it. I'm 47 and going strong.
@@winstonsmith11 Some people just have the energy for that sort of thing. Others don't. I'm in the don't category lol.
There is no amount of colour would make me want to have that beast in my garden
agree
But, really, have you seen these shrub/trees in person? So beautiful all season. I had one when I lived in Kentucky 12 yrs ago. Can’t have one in my zone now, but wish I could! Honestly! Very easy to pull “the pups” up as you see them…keeping. it controlled❤so I’m with Laura👍(KH)
Im living in a german City and the sumachs pop up all over the city in the most random spots: in the tiny strip of green between autobahn lanes, in cracks in the road etc - they are trouble
@@Dahliaismypassion It is beautiful...
@@Dahliaismypassion Not a Proven Winners plant. Laura's June 2021 video shows tag Tree Town USA Hines Growers, Tiger Eye also sold by First Editions. But I agree, a hard no.
My neighbour planted three cute little sumacs beside her house. The bushes grew into little trees and I spent 15 years playing "Whack-a-Mole" with the rhizomes popping up all over my property. While beautiful in the wild, I believe their maintenance demands make them less suitable for a home garden.
Hmmmmmm…. I have a real arsehole of a neighbor….. thanks for the idea.
I saw a sumac at my local garden center this spring. I read the tag and thought it looked perfect for my space as long as it didn’t get bigger than what is stated on the tag. After watching this video, I’m heading right out to pull it before the beast takes over! 😳
I know I just planted 1 a month ago. Never had one in my garden and now I wonder if I should pull it. I don't have the time to stay on top of a fast spreading plant.
I did this but just moved it to a large pot. It’s beautiful and contained
@@anniefischer972 that is what I'm thinking would be best for me too. I just love the foliage and color.
My best advice is if you REALLY want to keep it plant it into the largest container you can find that will become its new permanent home but even so secure the drain holes sufficiently to prevent its roots from escaping but allow water to drain through. Good luck!
We planted a sumac in a raised garden bed, surrounded by retaining wall block construction, 2 years ago. Beautiful plant that grows quite slowly, most likely because it is contained. I trim it to maintain it as an ornamental shrub. Just a week ago, I dug deep into the raised bed (this is raised 3 ft) to remove any spreading rhizomes, and then I prepped the soil for planting 8 dozen daffodils and narcissus for spring blooming.
Laura you're a beast! Haha not enough is said about the tremendous health benefits of gardening. You want a work-out? Try digging up shrubs. When I began gardening with you 12 years ago I was very overweight and very stiff with arthritis. Gardening helped me lose 75 pounds and limbed up to be my best 63 year old self.
Congrats. 👍
❤
🎉🎉🎉 I'm 70 and I can do most of the digging. If I have trouble with it I wait for Monday and my gardener. He is so good to me. He understands that I want to do the work, but sometimes I just can't dig. ❤🌺🌹🌻🌷🪴
These were planted pretty close to the neighbors fence. I wonder how “neighborly” they’ll be when they have to start battling an invasion of the sumacs from Laura’s garden. My intention is not to be mean, I’m just thinking of others, as well. The sumacs are glorious though.
Heed the warnings! Corral the sumac with bamboo shield is golden advice as sumac stops at nothing and will laugh all the way through property lines, grass paths and country lanes. Your A+ effort in removing and thinning the sumac is admired but I'm sure they'd root and rebound defiantly, vigorously even when heaped up in a waste pile.
Wise words indeed! 👍👍
Laura, this is first time we have a different view point 😂. Maybe because I’m a bit older but that sumac would never again be in my garden. Too much, too fast no matter how pretty the colors. There may be a day when you do not want to have to “be on top” of something so aggressive. No matter, your gardens are stunning and so inspirational. Thank you for sharing the journey.
In nine years of watching, I would have to agree with you. I would have pulled all six in the first area and never, ever planted another five.
And now there are two areas to manage (and one right next to the neighbor).
I knew this day would come for you, and I felt terrible just thinking about it. =( If you leave ANY roots like you did, you're going to get new growth from it, and it will be many, many feet away from you expect it to be. I mentioned in another video of yours, that the one I planted in 2021 came back large and SO beautiful in 2022, and this past spring I realized it sent runners/rhizomes/roots out 6-8' out from the plant. It was heading into the grass, over and under a lot of perennials and TREES, and I had to dig up a huge part of a flagstone path in my quest to get rid of this plant, and redo the the path. I just found another sucker popping up the other day while cleaning things up for winter. This is a going to be a battle for a long time. Sigh..... (PS I second the idea of the bamboo shield in this spot, and even out in the dirt lands, or it will take over EVERYTHING out there, too) Good luck!
Unfortunately, you are in for a multi year fight. Good luck because I know exactly how you feel.
You are brave to add sumacs to your garden. They are so invasive. It took two years of professionals digging and grinding to finally get them out of the back of my lot -- and these were supposed to be dead trees. There is no such thing as a dead sumac! Then I dug out the rhizomes individually in back yard -- they looked like little Aliens. Finally, there is no sign of them -- but I am sure they are lurking. 👽
Like american bamboo. Njightmare.
Lol, she wasn’t brave, she thought these new ones wouldn’t spread like the old ones. She found out she was wrong, lol, big time.
I wondered when you planted them. They are so invasive in Ohio. Yes beautiful in the fall, but I’m beginning to think they rival bamboo. 🤦🏼♀️
Bamboo is far more aggressive than sumac. Neither are great for city lots, but both can be adapted if needed.
The deer love to keep mine in check. They eat all the new branches, sometimes down to the main branch. In the summer I love the way the fill in around the hostas 8.30am
In my garden, if it travels, it dies. I don’t have the energy for that!
They are so invasive here in Ontario, Canada as well. We ha e a very long walking trail that goes through our entire county, and most of the natural forest areas ha e been taken over by sumac. Ugh
Sumac is native to Ontario. It's Native but aggressive, but it is supposed to be here and in our natural areas.
Laura I know that you don't get a lot of rain but that slope is directing all the water to the waterway that is adjacent, you may want to still make sure that any runoff has an easy path to the waterway in your change of the grade. (Geography degree with an emphasis in Geomorphology here so it is always my first concern when someone changes a slope.)
The problem now is where the roots were left will grow new plants. My parents dug up 2 sumacs and left root remnants and the following year they had to deal with like 100 new little plants popping up. Thankfully though if you keep up on the removal as they pop up they’ll disappear quickly. It’s nothing like the pain with invasive blackberries…
Purchased 25 acres of land full of sumac 40 years ago. We're still battling the invasion of this notorious weed.
I remember when I saw you planting those, I was a little frightened for you Laura. I was thinking…”oh boy.” 😮
I hope the sumac doesn't invade your neighbor's property. We had that happen when we lived in the burbs and our neighbors had sumac trees. I still cringe at how many hours I spent trying to get them out of our yard, growing under our foundation. No matter the variety or the beauty of the leaves, I would never plant sumac. It's the same as bamboo in my book, always wanting to take over the world.
I do love the rest of your garden, Laura.
Sumac is considered a junk shrub in our area, Southeast Kentucky. They will take root where you dumped them so watch out😂
You should look into the bamboo shield to put in the ground around the sumacs. Keep them in the area you are wanting, then just general pruning if you want to clean it up some.
Not a bad idea. That sumac spreads just like bamboo.
Oh my, bamboo grass is even worse for spreading and their roots system is soooo hard to get out in my area at least.
I believe they were talking about a product called "bamboo shield". It's something you bury in the ground to stop the spreading from happening in the first place@@yvonnealexander3241
Oh how I only dream of digging a hole that easy my clay dirt is like digging up concrete lol
Yeah I don't know how much her neighbor is going to appreciate her "River of sumac" when it spreads under the fence
I grew up around sumac and I know how it spreads. I would never plant sumac or elderberry in a home garden. Though sumac along the highways is a beautiful red in the fall.
I have one elderberry tree that has never spread, though it is in the PNW in partial shade and lots of rain!. I took cuttings this year and hope to have more. 😄
@@caroleminnich8884 you are lucky! I live in Arkansas and elderberry spreads readily here. So does sumac and any other plant you don't want! 🤣
@@sarahjines7791- When I lived in NWA, there was a low growing plant that spread like crazy, the largest example of it that I remember was in Springdale on the large hill coming down from the Tyson Foods processing plant, do you know what that is please?
@@Oceangirl_505 I would need to see a picture of it to try and identify. Sumac is at least six feet tall.
😬 hope the neighbour likes sumac too, it will pop up on the other side of that fence in a few years 😂
That was to cute Laura..it looked like you were planting deer antlers 😂❤
"Wow, those are some giant deer they have out there in Oregon . . ."
Oh my gosh you're right! Can't unsee it now without a giggle.
Gotta admit, i laughed when you planted them. Good thing they're gorgeous! The challenge you just dealt with WILL return next year! The branches get like deer antlers in the winter & are fun to show kids. But you might have thought twice about keeping three more in that area. They will take over your dirt lands, beware! When they get much older, they do slow down with the runners. Good luck!
"So it's just gonna be that times a whole bunch." cracks me up. 😂
My grandma had hers in a pot in California. We planted it on a side hill in the grass and mowed any shoots that started so we only had one tree. They are beautiful.
Laura you are a warrior woman! Wow. Sumac really does have the best fall color though. I don't know that 'IT' needs Bio-Tone though....🤣🤣 That might be the same as a body builder taking steroids. PS- Does it know not to leap over into the neighbor's garden? 😅😅
I love when Ken leaves the natural noises in videos!
Me too! I prefer it over the music. ❤
Agree!!!!
My sentiments exactly.
I have to Mute...that techno, computerized, fast beat music. It's too Hectic and Chaotic for me.
> When I am out in the Garden, I enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature.
> Just because the video is sped up, does Not mean Fast beat music is appropriate.
> I agree. > The music.... is always, so Chaotic. (It just isn't well suited, for 'gardening')
Who would even listen to this kind of music...while they were gardening? (and I like most music...except for Opera. haha)
Just listening to this music, while 'watching' someone in the garden...is annoying.
> Tranquility in the Garden...that is what I seek. > Calmness, Serenity, Peace, Contentment, Solitude, Unruffled, Peace and Quiet.
Natural background noises. I want to hear the birds sing. 🐦🎶
Sadly....now that I think about it > when Laura is out in her garden, she doesn't really have the luxury, of taking her Time to relax and slow down.
I have to remember.....this is a Business. > There is so much to do / Just get it done.
(Just setting up all the equipment to film / stopping to move the camera, etc. > would ruin gardening, for me.)
When I was working at a Greenhouse, I couldn't relax either, I was getting paid by the hour. Haha. ( at least I was able to....relax in my own garden)
*Thank you Laura, for the scarifies you make....just to record these videos for us.
> So, maybe.... this 'Fast pace' MUSIC is appropriate for 'this way'....of Gardening.
> But....I am still going to Mute it. 🔊🚫
(A couple of times...there was some soft guitar music playing, which was much more soothing.)
Sumac gives us privacy from neighbors, 4-season interest, cover for wildlife - all while maintaining our gorgeous mtn views! Love it
This would be just the job for a mattock … my new favorite gardening tool! At 71, I’ve been able to tackle jobs I thought impossible … like removing a huge, decades old miscanthus from the garden. It’s always fun to watch you work with your enthusiasm and younger back. Sumacs ARE annoyingly beautiful. 😊
I'm shocked she left those in the south garden at all !
Hey Laura! 👋🏻 Love watching from South Carolina zone 8a. I was wondering what will happen when the sumac spread to the other side of the property line. Will your neighbor take issue? 😊
I planted a one gallon First Editions tiger eye sumac in the spring of 2021. Regular weeding has kept the suckers at bay, but the original plant has grown much larger than the 6’ x 6’ as stated on the tag. I’ve had to dig up and transplant many plants that were surrounding it. I have no regrets though, as nothing is as spectacular as a tiger eye sumac in the fall.
And a spring and summer beauty! (KH)
That's helpful. I just planted a first edition sumac in my small perennial bed. I had no idea they spread by rhizome. Do u find it as aggressive as the variety Laura has?
Laura,
The way they spread, hoping your neighbors like sumac. 😉
Sumacs, even Tiger Eye Sumacs, are beautiful but deadly and all of them ought to have a big bold warning label straight from the nurseries for home gardeners to beware! I’m NEVER planting another sumac again. I had one Tiger Eye for just under 3 seasons before getting rid of it earlier this spring and I’m still yanking out saplings with plenty more to come no doubt. No amount of colour is worth so much hassle! 😅 If I were Laura’s neighbour I’d be a little worried right now. 😂😂
Sumac is my most hated and feared enemy! Sumacs have climbed over my shed, an old car, and onto my roof. I had to get a tree service to try to control it, but I have a lot in an area that I can't reach, and running into my yard all year long. Sumacs are bad news. I was shocked that you left some and replanted others. I think you'll come to regret it. Good luck
Those Sumacs will guarantee you videos for years😂 Hope your neighbour on the other side of the dirt lands fence likes them too😂
I just removed my sumac from a flower bed! Never Again! I pulled runners for days.
This is one of the jobs you needed one of your helpers, I had my husband help me and the sxs to pull it all out!
I did transplant a few in my woods didn’t care if they lived or not! Lol
Am I the only person that waves "goodbye" to Laura every video when she say's bye? Asking for a friend...LOL
I say "hi" and "bye" 😂
Note to self…never plant sumac, lol.
😂😂😂😂
Ditto🤣
Yep, now I know why I’ve seen them in walled garden beds. Stopping them from travelling underground.
It’s a shame really because they have such beautiful autumnal colours.
Knowing how fare the roots travel, are you not worried about them popping up into your neighbours field.
My husband just said no! 😂
I saw sumac at a dairy farm in Indiana and I thought it was beautiful. I looked it up; it was not a good idea to plant in a home garden. But I think the way that Laura has it done here. It should be fine. And it is a beautiful shrub.
I am WOMAN! Hear me ROAR🎉 YOU ROCK Laura! That was a monster to tackle!
Laura you can also prune your sumac to take the form of a tree. Their so beautiful that way, rather than the wild shrub look .
But so invasive, i cant believe you transplanted some to another area 😁
My mom's last house was on a small lot with a steep slope, and the previous owners had planted sumac to help with erosion control. It did the job, but holy moly was it a beast if we didn't keep on top of pruning. It's a gorgeous plant, but even so... never again 😅
Sumac is never innocent.
I have been so excited waiting to see this video. I have had a many year problem with Staghorn Sumac trees. Yes, they have great color. The former owners planted them as a wall about 12 feet from the fence and pool. Well... I have been fighting their ever encroachment. They have been banging now on the pool walls and for the last few years have been a constant battle. I literally cried when i saw you transplant some onto your new property. I mean tears and all. In 50 years when i am dead and gone, the only thing left of my work and beautiful gardens will be acres of SUMAC!
Really enjoy the natural sounds of gardening instead of music. Very soothing and that’s what gardening is all about. Don’t have to turn the sound off when the music comes on. 😊
Exactly this. My finger is always hovering over the mute button and I'm relieved when I don't have to use it.
I like the music -- it's only for a brief amount of time
Sumac so invasive in our area. I do not share your fondness and joy for this plant Lol. I would burn what you dug up. Southeastern Ohio. Fly Ohio!
Lol me too. I dug mine up 3 years ago and I still have suckers coming up 😅
The Sumacs are beautiful for large, empty areas where nothing else grow. They are aggressively invasive and mine have taken over my garden border, my 50 ft. Thujas, my three 60 ft. Colorado Spruce evergreens. It will take a lot of effort to save the evergreens from the Sumacs. You must have a lot of time on your hands to annually control them, both above and underground. I no longer have the patience. They have to go, roots and all.
❤😊 My Mom always said, burning the pile kills not only them bugs eggs, but them unwanted plants bring great composting goodies ❤😊
That's it. I'm ripping out the tiger eye I planted. I have been fighting bamboo for years and simply do not need one more potentially invasive plant here! I'll put a dwarf japanese maple in its place.
Oh my goodness 😮 Laura, those Sumac are beautiful, but, are they worth that? You might end up with Sumac Land instead of dirt land!
I remember all the warnings when these were planted 😆.
Guurrl it’s a good thing you have a crew. You will never be rid of that. 😊
Oooo this scares me!😂 The plants in that new space will be swallowed up and controlling the original location is excessive work let alone also controlling the new location which backs onto a neighbouring property. However, I’m absolutely here for the journey. 😅
I love jamming to Laura's work song while I drink my coffee. And I'm about ready to go dig up the single Tiger Eye Sumac I planted last month in my garden. They're so beautiful, but I'm not sure I could manage runners like that.
My sumac drove me absolutely insane 😂😂
Time to invest into that bamboo guard. Raspberries,blackberrys & Sumac,oh my! Good for elderberry too.
First off love your channel and all the inspiration I have received ❤! My heart hurts about the sumac. We live in the south where so much land is eaten up by kudzu, non native ivy, etc. unusable land, choked out native plants and animals. The only way to control is more poison, which is right into our streams and waterways. I feel many good hearted but short sighted and probably uniformed people can do a lot of damage way past when we are alive. Who is promising to keep it up after we are gone? It has broke my heart to get rid of many plants, and ferns I initially planted not truly understanding it. Still battling and this year they got into neighbors yard 😢. I did not know. Now I do. Their answer is poisoning all our fence lines heavily with roundup 🫣. I do hope it turns out better for you! ❤🙏🏻
I’ve had tigers eye sumac. Hard to get rid of. Never again 😢. I wouldn’t even plant them on the new property!!
You could do a huge corn or wheat maze in the middle of that new property next year. Then harvest the crop for food at the end of the season.
Dirt piles and kids! Perfect combination. Those sumacs were beautiful! I would love the color they add, not sure if I want to deal with the exuberant growth.
The difference was amazing when you cleaned it out. Every time you say the dirt lands it cracks me up.
They are beautiful but so so so invasive. Could try planting in a large container.
I will watch your Sumacs grow in your garden/dirt land. Now I know why my husband told me "no" to planting sumac in our yard. What child doesn't like playing on a big dirt pile.😊
I appreciate when you plant stuff like this. Because it lets me know not to plant it. I was curious about these, but having native sumac in a natural part of my yard, I know what it does. So, when you planted these, I thought, "great! Let's see what they do."
Here in Connecticut, also zone 6, I battle a sumac, aka tree of heaven. It is a misnomer... it's hell. One plant sent rhizomes all the way down my side yard and now its poking up in the front beds too. Unless you are aiming for long term job security, I'd take them out, regardless of how deceptively pretty they can be at times.
PS That said, I am usually awed by your wisdom and design flair, but am now tempted to offer you a bittersweet cutting and some morning glory (aka bindweed) seeds from my yard! 😂😘
Most people don’t plant sumac!!!! Very invasive!!!
There is a tool that I like to use for plants that have rhizomes, it’s called Root Slayer….a game changer for us….hope it helps you
I had one sumac in my front yard that I was told was ornamental; every time I cleaned up the leaves, I would break out horribly and need steroids. It got cut down and has not returned.
Aren't you concerned about them gradually growing past the fence into your neighbor's field? A lot of maintenance.
❤ Admired your enthusiasm in gardening and sharing with us for ages, but you have topped yourself in my esteem…Laura vs. Sumac. You come out on top every time in my eyes. 😊
We planted one of these in the front yard last year because you were saying it doesn't spread as much, now we're a little worried 😂😂😂😂
They are so pretty though! I was going to put one of the babies in the backyard but now there's no way LOL
I love love love the color it produces and what a show stopper it is. I love it in your garden, but ill never ever grow a sumac in my garden, as we fight them in our fields in Missouri.
Based on how they spread, it seems like this is pretty close to your neighbor.
They are gorgeous plants just super aggressive.😮
Surprised to see you plant all five in the same space in the dirtlands. Given the spread and vigor of where they came from, I’d think you’ll end up with more than you know what to do with.
And surprised she planted them that close to the neighbors property considering the aggressive invasive nature 😬
@@debbiek1699I was thinking the same. She had mentioned they spread 15 feet in one season and then planted them about 15 feet from the neighbors fence. They are ridiculously pretty though.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who thought those thoughts. Respect and affection to you Laura, but yikes not using a barrier is asking for problems.
beautiful video!! thanks for just sharing everything!! i know that you n your whole family are such amazing humans!! i try every day to be humble n kind and i find myself saying “ how would Laura and Aaron handle it” you both are such great kind amazing people and i feel blessed to be in a very tiny way part of your world!!!
Laura, I think you planted them too close to the a arbs and the pine....they will be taking over!
Blessings ❤🤗❤️
if thats invasive.... why would you plant them so close to your neighbour's yard??
That might be your area's version of an invasive plant. It sure has been beautiful colors and shape.
I have native sumac which i did not plant and , knowing how they spread and i getting older, last summer i started spraying them. Looks like they are dead but will see next summer. I will probably have to continue spraying because i do not want my chidren to deal with these shrubs. I can just see them covering the property in no time.
Oooh! I wouldn’t be very happy if my neighbors planted sumac this close to my property! 🙈😫
Ooooo, the neighbors might not be happy in a couple of years. Thanks for letting us tag along.
Thank you for sharing the winners of the vertical planters live earlier. That is so helpful. Appreciate your channel and all the garden advice and inspiration🍁🍂🍁
Beautiful video Laura, I don't know anyone who works as hard as you do! You are an inspiration to me. I live in an area where the wind just beats everything down. Maybe I will try one of these! Thanks for sharing!
Was just reading that someone's sumac had sprouted multiple times 15 feet from the original plant
You had Willamette Valley summer weather and this is why people avoid planting Tiger's Eye Sumac here in the valley. I see it growing in ditches.
This new space would be my happy place for sure. Your own park.
So much maintenance, and yet you want a "river of sumacs?" Brave girl! They are beautiful, but I'd be scared!
I knew this was going to happen, especially with Laura’s green thumbs!🤣 We live on a property with native sumac and I promised the former owner we wouldn’t cut down the few stands we have but it’s tempting because they DO run everywhere! In my experience the Tiger Eye sumac iS as aggressive as the native ones. For me it’s worth it because it’s SO BEAUTIFUL! Right now it adds wonderful structure to one of my gardens and the seed heads are so cool 🥰
Yes I have wild sumac in my field and my fence row. It makes a good little privacy fence from the neighbors. I love my sumac also.❤
I remember warning you about these! It's why I ripped both of mine out.
Yes, they are beautiful, but way to aggressive for me! I will admire them via your channel. Really like the tool you used for cutting the roots too. Loved the music!!
I have found, on the older variety, if you don't pull out the roots they get new sprouts. We cut out 5 "tree" like sumacs that a landscape designer put in our landscape! They are still coming up in our neighbors garden. Hate them, I think the woodlands would be perfect for them. Janis
I actually laughed when you planted that. It WILL become a massive headache. Be careful to not plant anywhere near your neighbors. It could become a whole different nightmare. "There were so many runners".... just wait till the next few years. Oh my, that is way to close to both your neighbor's yard and the evergreens. LOL
Sledging on the mounds over winter for the children would be wonderful.
How can something so beautiful become such a monster? You are very brave knowing what was facing you when you planted it.
This makes me anxious for your garden.
When I am looking for information on a particular plant, I don’t use Google. I “Garden Answer” it. Such an amazing source of information this channel provides. Thank you!
What happens if it goes to your neighbors land?
You often mention that X or Y plant are not invasive in your zone. Well the way that plant spread souds invasive to me. If it can spread by seed, could it be a problem for your the area considering the strong winds you have?
I got ONE after seeing how beautiful they are. They are one of the most beautiful plants for all season interest. The brand I got said it's not supposed to spread....so we will see, lol. Can't wait to see the clips of Samantha Grace and Benjamin sliding on their "bumms" on the dirt hills😉
I wish you the very best taming this sumac grove going forward. You have an entire root system you can’t see underneath the soil’s surface. 🫣
Sumac around the entire perimeter! A ring of fire for the dirtlands!