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blue23rose said:@abrahamx, yes we still have this tree for now. However, the Japanese beetles really like it too, so we have to treat it each year. Ours is probably 10 feet tall at least by now, so it will become harder to get to those JB's in a couple years.

I do have pictures, but am not at home right now, so will have to come back later. Sorry to hear about the neighbor's breaking in half. I may have to reconsider if sassafras trees are considered brittle.

There's a soil treatment against Japanese beetle based on a bacterium called Paenibacillum popilliae which can kill the larvae while they are still in the ground. It's basically a powder to be spread on the area around the plants or crop you must protect. It's USDA approved so no problem obtaining it.