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Friday - September 12, 2014
From: Frisco, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Problem Plants, Trees
Title: Update on controlling live oak suckers with newspapers, cardboard and mulch
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
Can we get an update on the march 2011 topic of live oak suckers? I am wondering if the newspaper/cardboard/mulch layers continued to take care of the problem. Thanks!ANSWER:
Someone else asked the same (or similar) question about a month ago. Please check this link for the answer.
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