Carrotwood is an evergreen that generally has a single trunk that grows.

Dec 27, Identify the tree as carrotwood.

I'm in Southern California too.

Remove the tree with a chainsaw or handsaw, if tree size permits, using safety gloves and proper safety equipment. Apply an herbicide to the stump. If an herbicide is not applied, the carrotwood will persist by re-sprouting. Use a herbicide that contains triclopyr amine or glyphosate. Prune your carrotwood tree anytime during the year, as it is a tropical species and grows nearly year-round. Step 2 Trim away selected branches as needed to thin out the interior canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the soil below so that the lawn or other plants can grow.

In the backyard of my new home (moving in a few months from now!), there is a large carrotwood tree (C. anacardioides, aka tuckeroo) in the center of the shrubmulching.bar's a common landscape tree in Southern California because it's decent looking, relatively disease/pest resistant, and quite tolerant to a variety of soil types and water conditions.

Birds love the fruit, and according to the previous. Aug 11, Regular monitoring and removal of plants can prevent the spread and establishment of carrotwood.

Programs to educate homeowners on proper plant identification will also reduce the spread of this species.

Plant native alternatives including paradise tree (Simarouba glauca), pigeon plum (Coccoloba diversifolia) and Florida Cupania (Cupania glabra).Images. Carrotwood is a fast-growing evergreen tree that grows to a height of about 35 feet. The leaves are large and compound, made up of four to ten oblong leaflets, each 4 to 8 inches long, and attached by a swollen stalk. Leaflet edges tend to be wavy with rounded tips that are often.

Fee structure:per tree to be removed excluding nuisance trees: Australian Pine, Carrotwood, Melaleuca, Florida Holly/Brazilian Pepper, Norfolk Island Pine, Bischofia, QeenslandUmbrella, Earleaf Accacia, Lead, Poison Wood Notes: 1. Violation: Illegal removal of trees may cost up toper tree.