Sweet Gum Tree Balls Dogs

She s a flat coated retriever about 75 lbs.

Sweet gum tree balls dogs. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. The one major flaw of this deciduous tree is the hundreds of spiny woody. On this early spring day the tree is still a skeleton although leaf buds are just beginning to emerge and dozens of sweet gum balls dangle from its naked branches like shriveled christmas tree ornaments.

Over 68 000 in prizes has. In todays crazy world don t be surprised if you get a nasty letter from the lot owner telling you to stop your dog from eating his crop of sweet gum balls. This large tree provides shade in the summer gorgeous orange red and yellow leaves in the fall and is a great privacy barrier. You do not want them to start out eating a large amount due to the fact that it can cause diarrhea but over time your dog can indulge in.

But in flu season they re also a source of homemade tamiflu. The spiky gum balls of the sweet gum tree are annoying to anyone who steps on them. The sweet gum tree a forty foot tall sweet gum tree rises from the northeast corner of my back yard. Sweet chestnuts have been proven to be non toxic to dogs.

Are these things harmful to dogs. Birds peck holes in sweet gum trees because they are looking for food. If your sweet gum is too tall to spray or if you don t want to attempt spraying a small tree you can stop fruit production by having a certified arborist administer a trunk injection. Let s not forget about the beauty of the sweet gum ball tree itself.

A fast growing tree the sweetgum offers plenty of shade while growing well in a vast range of soils and moisture levels. I think she may have ingested them this morning. The bark of the sweet gum is soft making it easy to peck while looking for small insects. Burrs small rocks and yes sweet gum tree balls can cling to the fine hairs between the pads and injure the dog.

I think my dog has eaten some sweet gum balls from a sweet gum tree. The certified arborist will inject the. Sweet gum tree balls and dog eating them property attorney state user name. Because sweet gum tree balls are large and covered with sharp spikes they also.

A tree that is a candidate for the injection must have a trunk at least 2 inches in diameter and the tree cannot have received a spray or soil treatment within two weeks.