Subj : trees was: packets To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Jul 05 2020 08:32:00 Hi Nancy! 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... ;) BM> Sometimes it's needed to get off that proverbial fence! NB> And either choose... or decide to do nothing.... I've been 'overridden' to do nothing and there's the possibility of some year tearing out all/most of that section where the tree was and the groundscover, several shrubs creating a sort of edge at the rear of the section, miscellaneous flowers and replacing with ??. At least isn't a this-tyear project. 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....? ;) BM> So far the plan is no replacement tree. If the original one had BM> provided shade to the house probably would have changed. NB> One could place it closer to the house, to provide some shade NB> (eventually)... As I mentioned now there's some consideration to remove all/some of where the tree was. BM> As for O2, there are plenty of trees in the neighbourhood, though BM> every so often hear/see one being cut down because died. Or falls BM> over like the what happened several years ago across the street. NB> People do tend to forget that tress are essential for the O2 they NB> produce... so often trees are taken out and not replaced... Unfortunately their CO2-to-O2 conversion is generally forgotten, as well as homes for birds and squirrels, shade-creation (so cooling!). BM> Oddly the same general area is where about a month ago the limb broke BM> off and part went through the roof into the kitchen. NB> Not your kitchen, though.... ;) Fortunately no! Neighbour across the street, ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® ¯ (Humans know what ® ¯ to remove.) ® .... I had a job as a historian until I realized there was no future in it. --- 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) .