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femmocrat

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3. We had them in front of one of the schools where I worked.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 07:11 PM

Feb 2017

They smell bad and drop "junk" all over the sidewalks. Their only saving grace is that they stay red for a long while in the fall.

I have one in my yard that has been struck by lightning twice! The second time it smashed the fence.

I do like the red leaves though. Interesting that they cross-pollinate and spread so rapidly.

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