Comments on: Beat the Heat With Drought Resistant Trees and Plants http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/beat-the-heat-with-drought-resistant-trees-and-plants/ How to Fix, Build, Install, Customize, Repair, Restore, Renovate, and Demolish your House and Home Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:30:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: How To Fix http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/beat-the-heat-with-drought-resistant-trees-and-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 How To Fix Tue, 26 May 2009 14:43:42 +0000 http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/?p=116#comment-1206 I see that you are suggesting Russian Olives; someone needs to inform you of the bad side of these trees. I may be prejudiced against them, but I am highly allergic, as are a lot of people. They have a sickly sweet smell that carries for miles. Your neighbors may not appreciate them. They are clogging the waterways here in New Mexico, crowding out the native species. They may not need a whole lot of water, but they will use it anyway. The more they are given the more they will use. You don’t say they have thorns either. Someone needs to help you with your research. Alice Barnard Horticulturist I see that you are suggesting Russian Olives; someone needs to inform you of the bad side of these trees.

I may be prejudiced against them, but I am highly allergic, as are a lot of people.

They have a sickly sweet smell that carries for miles. Your neighbors may not appreciate them.

They are clogging the waterways here in New Mexico, crowding out the native species.

They may not need a whole lot of water, but they will use it anyway. The more they are given the more they will use.

You don’t say they have thorns either.

Someone needs to help you with your research.

Alice Barnard
Horticulturist

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