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"cshenk" wrote:

wind storms. I take that to mean slow growing and deep rooted. Apple
maybe? Area is Norfolk, Virginia for growing specs.

Remember that apple trees have apples. If you are going to
harvest them (after doing a little spraying during the season) you
have a double good tree. However remember that harvest or not, there
will be apples to pick up that were bad or just did not get harvested.

Grin, with as many squirrels as we have here, I will probably never see a
ripe apple ;-) I can hope though!

I have not experienced it, but I have heard that apples tend to be
weak trees and may drop limbs, especially if they are not trimmed.

Yes, saw that one. But at the size of them, this isn't that much of an
issue. Not like the 100ft tall oaks and such all around me! It's even
worse on the next block. Basically if you were to 'Google earth' of my
area, you see trees and the occasional roof. Mine is one of the roofs you
can see, partly occluded by neighbor trees.

We are also looking at redfern. Might be just right!