"Jim McLaughlin" jim.mclaughlin wrote in message
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Yeah. Right.

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Jim McLaughlin


Jim, trees can't fall more frequently (ON AVERAGE) than about once every 10
to 20 years - otherwise the forest wouldn't be there. This is simple
probability and statistics, trees don't grow fast. It takes about 20 to 30
years for them to grow large enough to be a danger to anything and if they
are falling faster than once every 20 years there is an environmental reason
for it. Cure the environmental reason first, don't slash and burn and think
it will fix the underlying issue.

Now this assumes a reasonably rural setting where new trees are allowed to
grow naturally. Obviously some suburban nightmare with leftover trees from
the initial land rape will be in more danger. The trees in that situation
are in a precarious situation anyway, they are exposed to more wind and
weather, the ground nutrients are no longer being replenished to their
liking, and isolation exposes them to more insect damage - they're the only
source of food around so insects gravitate towards them. The solution there
is to either plant more trees, or zone off an area of the development
specifically for trees and natural fauna.


And you know it is a dotnet not a dotcom
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"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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"JimL" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:09:12 GMT, "Walter R."
wrote:

I have learned to hate trees, after 10 years and $ 10,000 in removing
collapsed or sick trees, I now enjoy the trees on my neighbors
properties,
preferable in the distance. Trees end up being nothing but an expensive
nuisance and danger, especially huge eucalyptus trees, pines trees,
willow
trees and oaks. What you may gain in resale value you have to pay for
in
maintenance and removal.

Trees are your friends. They provide shade to your house, give the
birdies
a place to live and chirp, give the squirrels something to live on. The
roots help regenerate and stabilize the soil. The needles and leaves add
fresh compost to the soil. The leaves provide oxygen back to the
atmosphere
that grass simply can't do in large amounts. Yeah they can be a pain,
the
limbs litter the ground, they occasionally fall on the house or property
but
unless you live in an old-growth forest that couldn't happen but once in
a
decade