Subj : trees was: packets To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Jun 26 2020 15:53:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> We hadn't gone as far as specific types of trees but did come to the BM>>> conclusion it wasn't going to work here: mostly insufficient room and BM>>> that was also going to cause a problem with at least one of the trees BM>>> 'growing funny' ==> shade cast by one would cause the other to grow BM>>> 'funny', NB>>> Then I suppose that you'd have to choose between planting for the NB>>> future generations, or planting for shade soon... BM>> I'll admit to being a little self-centered and would be planting more BM>> for me, though some consideration for the future: it would be a sturdy BM>> type of tree, so more hardwood than soft, and one that stands up to BM>> storms and winds. NB>> And the sooner you do plant it, the sooner there will be any benefit NB>> from it, whether short-term or long-term.... ;) BM> Oddly enough true! NB> Sometimes one just has to state the obvious... ;) Sometimes it's needed to get off that proverbial fence! BM>>>> Ended up nothing replaced, even though I semi-sneakily allowed some BM>>>> of the seedlings to remain when I was weeding. They got plucked. BM>>>> (There's an area of shrubs, ground cover, some flowers, etc., in BM>>>> the section as around the tree the grass didn't grow all that well.) NB>>>> I guess you would have had to be more purposeful about leaving the NB>>>> seedlings there... and put guards around them to show it... ;) BM>>> Oh, there was no mistaking they were there. NB>>> But apparently one could mistake the intent to KEEP them there... ;) BM>> True: they were well-seen above the groundcover. NB>> So one would have to tell the "weedpuller" not to pull those, since NB>> they were intentional... BM> Semi-said they were for replacement; wasn't going to keep them all -- BM> maybe four or five were kept and the half-idea was to let them grow to BM> see how healthy, potential shape, positioning, then select one. "No!" BM> and with an evil gleam in the eye - ! NB> So, does she have some other plan for replacing...? Or does she NB> need to be reminded that trees are necessary for breathing....? ;) So far the plan is no replacement tree. If the original one had provided shade to the house probably would have changed. As for O2, there are plenty of trees in the neighbourhood, though every so often hear/see one being cut down because died. Or falls over like the what happened several years ago across the street. Oddly the same general area is where about a month ago the limb broke off and part went through the roof into the kitchen. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... April 25, 1990: Hubble Telescope launched. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .