http://raleigh.craigslist.org/zip/214020430.html

summary: they're blocking a drain and have to come out. Most between 3-8 feet tall, some taller. Majority of them are sycamore or poplar. You dig them out and fill the hole (rock, mulch, whatever as long as it's legal/safe) and you can have as many as you want. If you just want to cut them down and use the wood for something that's fine but first priority to people who want em alive.

9/29/2006 6:28:05 PM

i want one or 2

9/29/2006 6:31:44 PM

PM me when you can get out here and get it/them ... I'm near Fuquay ... not planning in doing the ripping out and cutting down for another month or so when the weather stays cool but before it gets wintry and rainy

I have two shovels you can use, although shovels are a bit of a commodity and the Apex dump is giving away mulch this weekend

9/29/2006 6:37:00 PM

idk today isnt very good

if it could be tomorrow i'd get them then though

9/29/2006 6:49:58 PM

that's fine ... like I said we prob won't start sawing them down until more like November

if you're serious PM me to LMK what time you're thinking and a # so I can call and give you directions

9/29/2006 7:48:12 PM

haha ok i hope this doesnt sound bad or anything but i just realized when iw as going to send you a pm that you are a chick

9/29/2006 7:53:00 PM

yeah, common misconception - people have been mistaking my SN for a dude for years i just need to know when ppl want to come because we tend to make weekend plans (this w/end we're in town)

9/29/2006 8:34:41 PM

might wanna waiit till they start becomin dormant lol

otherwise this would be awesome

9/29/2006 10:01:43 PM

they should go dormant within the month, right? I mean, arbor day foundation ships in early November, so I'd think they'd be dormant before that ... (right? correct me if I'm wrong, bc I'm just guessing here)

9/29/2006 10:45:35 PM

I will send this thread to a friend ---
Currently I own no land, so they won't help me

9/30/2006 12:54:54 PM

bttt

got a half-dozen responses on craigslist ... gonna have a rather large group coming this weekend, so anyone who wants anything LMK so I can give you directions. I'm home all day Friday, plus in and out on Saturday and Sunday.

10/1/2006 9:55:13 PM

pm NCSUxrcst

10/1/2006 10:22:31 PM

bttt

someone just came out and dug out 7 or 8 trees. Took him about 3 hours. Took a few pines and I think 3 maples.

I'm gonna be home all day Friday (prefer no one come til after 2ish) and the w/end

10/3/2006 7:06:03 PM

u have any pics of the trees...?

10/3/2006 7:46:23 PM

No I don't, but I can tell you they're all very healthy. The sycamores seem to have gotten something eating the the leaves this year, but the bark is still healthy so a quick spray should take care of it. The big challenge is getting enough root so they don't starve then keeping the roots from drying out until you can plant. The sooner they go back in the ground the better.

ALMOST FORGOT!! I DELETED THE ORIGINAL AD ... top-posted and added a little info
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/zip/215690528.html


[Edited on October 3, 2006 at 8:24 PM. Reason : link]

10/3/2006 8:23:46 PM

old CL ads are gone, but the trees are still here - lots of no-shows

LAST CHANCE IS THIS WEEKEND

11/1/2006 6:49:32 PM

I want to thank you for offering these trees to keep them alive. I really wish that I had land of my own or I would be all over this. Best of luck finding good homes for them.

11/2/2006 1:07:35 AM

the sycamores are probably suffering from anthracnose, its bad around here almost no sycamore is unaffected by it

11/2/2006 4:04:35 AM

they have healthy bark and growing OK, but their leaves do seem a bit thin/papery -- someone who wants one might know better what to do with it. I haven't done anything with them. They seem strong enough to survive treatment next year ... they're going dormant now which should make moving them easier

11/2/2006 8:45:17 AM

one last bttt

11/3/2006 8:38:18 AM