How should I clean these maple pods?

May 26th, 2015 10:08 am

#1

RaOne1 [OP]: Jr. Member; Jan 21, 2012; 157 posts; 34 upvotes; Toronto

May 26th, 2015 10:08 am

Hi,

My backyard has a large Maple tree and it has been dropping a lot of pods. My backyard is filled with the pods as shown in the picture.

1. What is the best way to clean these pods?
2. How can I reduce these pods dropped by the tree?

Thanks.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/nE9XTWA.jpg[/IMG]

May 26th, 2015 10:25 am

#2

teoconca: Deal Guru; Oct 16, 2008; 10150 posts; 4424 upvotes; Vaughan

May 26th, 2015 10:25 am

Eliminate from the source, your maple tree. It is impossible to eliminate the pods.

May 26th, 2015 10:25 am

#3

canukeneh: Deal Addict; Apr 27, 2008; 1166 posts; 591 upvotes; Edmonton

May 26th, 2015 10:25 am

RaOne1 wrote: ↑Hi,

My backyard has a large Maple tree and it has been dropping a lot of pods. My backyard is filled with the pods as shown in the picture.

1. What is the best way to clean these pods?
2. How can I reduce these pods dropped by the tree?

Thanks.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/nE9XTWA.jpg[/IMG]

Leaf blower/vacuum. To reduce pods, trim branches or cut down tree.

May 26th, 2015 10:38 am

#4

Pete_Coach: Deal Expert; May 10, 2005; 36455 posts; 10770 upvotes; Ottawa

May 26th, 2015 10:38 am

Rake, elbow grease and effort.
The best I found was to suck them up after I raked them into a pile.
I have also set the mower on a lower stetting (lower to the ground) and that worked pretty well. Go over the lawn in side to side direction then again in up and down direction.(attach the bag to the mower)

May 26th, 2015 10:42 am

#5

SKYMTL: Deal Addict; Jul 25, 2006; 2181 posts; 280 upvotes; Montreal

May 26th, 2015 10:42 am

Shop Vac with a wide nozzle attachment. No, really. It worked wonders for me provided it is kept ~2" off the ground.

May 26th, 2015 11:31 am

#6

camzie: Deal Addict; Nov 26, 2003; 1286 posts; 355 upvotes

May 26th, 2015 11:31 am

I just mow over them with the bag attachment on the lawnmower. It isn't perfect but does a pretty fair job.

May 26th, 2015 11:38 am

#7

nofai: Member; Dec 27, 2011; 318 posts; 30 upvotes; Stouffville

May 26th, 2015 11:38 am

i have the same problem. sad thing is my backyard is surround with 4 maple trees belong to the city. they ar like 5-6 level high.. i am shopping a backpack blower now.

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May 27th, 2015 1:25 pm

#8

canukeneh: Deal Addict; Apr 27, 2008; 1166 posts; 591 upvotes; Edmonton

May 27th, 2015 1:25 pm

nofai wrote: ↑i have the same problem. sad thing is my backyard is surround with 4 maple trees belong to the city. they ar like 5-6 level high.. i am shopping a backpack blower now.

Contact the city to request they trim the branches that overhang your yard. If they say they won't do it, you should be able to have them trimmed yourself so it doesn't encrouch your yard. Is your back yard fenced, cause if not, when you get your blower, blow the pods into the alley. You see that here all the time in the spring, the landscaping crews will blow winter debris like gravel and leaves from boulevard trees onto the city streets which later get picked up by the city when they clean the streets.

+1

May 27th, 2015 5:35 pm

#9

nofai: Member; Dec 27, 2011; 318 posts; 30 upvotes; Stouffville

May 27th, 2015 5:35 pm

i manage borrow a wired blower and give my lawn a try ,,, not even 1 pod will move , so i dont think the blow method will work .. i was thinking to get the roybi backpack blower from homedepot tmr .. tried find on internet .. no one has a good method to clean those pods up ,.,

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May 28th, 2015 8:05 am

#10

fdl: Deal Fanatic; Dec 5, 2009; 5755 posts; 3589 upvotes

May 28th, 2015 8:05 am

just mow over them. They will be gone In a couple of weeks. Doesn't look like you have much grass though.

May 28th, 2015 9:44 pm

#11

unknownone: Deal Addict; Mar 31, 2009; 1202 posts; 829 upvotes

May 28th, 2015 9:44 pm

Mow over them and don't worry about it? Do you guys not like trees or something? You're lucky you have such a nice large maple tree. Most maples are really nice trees.