MM :>When the berries were still on the tree the birds would eat
MM :>them
MM :>and then leave the most lovely shade of purple stripes down
MM :>the side of the
MM :>yellow house!
Hee!  We had the same problem!  Thanks to Mother Nature, a few years ago in 
an awful ice storm, the tree broke in half...we cut it down.  It keeps 
growing shoots from the stump, but I keep cutting them back!  It was kinda 
sad to see it go...Mike used to climb it when he was little, and he used to 
love to eat the berries!  But I don't miss the psychodylic bird poop!
Meg  
 
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