# I love me some trees, but these damn Hickory trees... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-me-some-trees-but-these-damn-hickory-trees/588317 "2011-07-08T15:08:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-me-some-trees-but-these-damn-hickory-trees/588317/21 "2011-07-11T17:18:17Z")
We traded the huge mess from cottonwood trees in Anchorage for the hail of horse chestnuts in Portland. Have you ever seen a _really_ mature horse chestnut tree? There are a couple in my neighborhood that are designated as ‘heritage trees’. They’re over 100 years old and are probably 60-80 feet high. The amount of spiny missles dislodged every year from these things is amazing, and the mess on the streets is staggering. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-me-some-trees-but-these-damn-hickory-trees/588317/22 "2011-07-11T19:44:06Z")
> [@markm](#): > > I’d trade you my sycamore for your hickory OR for the pecan tree. At least what those drop is useful (and tasty), and the fallen limbs/twigs/etc can be used for smoking. Oh, it’s not the type of tree that’s the problem, it’s where the cretinous homeowners before my wife and I planted the thing. It’s planted so that now that it’s about 10 years old, I have to trim it like crazy since they planted it too close to the house. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-me-some-trees-but-these-damn-hickory-trees/588317.md?page=1)