[FLPERMACULTURE] tulip trees and aphids

[Steve Paisley]

Dear Folks,

My partner and I would love to plant a tulip tree (we don't mind  
dropping leaves or flowers and are resigned to dropping limbs), but  
we have heard horror stories about aphid honeydew. We have three  
questions: 1) Are all areas of the US equally susceptible to this  
problem? How much of an issue is it in our area? Have any of you in  
this area had a problem--or NOT had a problem? 2) How commonly does  
it occur--do almost all tulip trees get it? Half? a tenth? 3) Are all  
aphid cases really, really bad? Has anyone had a mild, manageable  
case? (It would be planted under walkways, balconies, automobiles,  
etc., so a bad case would indeed be a problem.)

BTW, Ithaca is considered zone 5 for planting.

Thanks much!

Steve Paisley
poppin8 at clarityconnect.com



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