Oh, I love this! Someone asked a Zen priest: what is the greatest form of life. And s/he said, The tree. It lives in the moment, in its own footprint. It gives air to its neighbors, it feeds multitudes, and when it dies it turns into a thousand lives.
We have five acres of glorious trees. Four species of pine, three species of oak, big leaf maples, grandfather cedars, giant madrones, and our orchard. I treasure each one. This year, our little magnolia died, first boiling in 2021's 110 degrees, then frozen by the cold snap in April. Our scarlet tupelo suffered too, and I'm not sure it 's going to make it. But the natives have gritted their teeth and settled in for the long haul. All cut way back on leaf and needle production this year, and the pines are in visible needle-die-off. But it seems, knock beautiful wood, that the pine bark beetles have given us a miss again. Our tree guy spotted four infected trees last year and cut them, and sliced the bark to let the rain in to kill the larvae. Apparently it worked.
We too have more trees than I can count, and we plan to put in another one before winter arrives. I love each and every one of them. We lost one, maybe two this year to the heat. You'll have to give me the name of your tree guy! 💟
Frank Jensen in Greenwood is a great tree guy. We have weekly "helpers" and one of them used to work with Frank. He too knows a lot and does fabulous work, but he is not insured. So that has to be thought of. Frank is. And as I say, he's great. 530-885-9467.
Remember our house in Burlingame? The previous owner planted far too many big trees for such a small lot, but that's what I loved about the house, ha! Over time we lost one of the big pines to the beetle, but still we had plenty of trees to spare. 💟
Seems that trees are humans best friends. I just heard that mussels and oysters take carbon out of the atmosphere as well. I have a tree across from my living room that I study each and every year. When it begins to bud, which was February 18th for the longest time and this year closer to March 1st. When the leaves begin to fade to gold, and then become burgundy. Always hoping the full tree gets red before the rain and wind bring the show down. I get what you are saying here !
Oh, I love this! Someone asked a Zen priest: what is the greatest form of life. And s/he said, The tree. It lives in the moment, in its own footprint. It gives air to its neighbors, it feeds multitudes, and when it dies it turns into a thousand lives.
We have five acres of glorious trees. Four species of pine, three species of oak, big leaf maples, grandfather cedars, giant madrones, and our orchard. I treasure each one. This year, our little magnolia died, first boiling in 2021's 110 degrees, then frozen by the cold snap in April. Our scarlet tupelo suffered too, and I'm not sure it 's going to make it. But the natives have gritted their teeth and settled in for the long haul. All cut way back on leaf and needle production this year, and the pines are in visible needle-die-off. But it seems, knock beautiful wood, that the pine bark beetles have given us a miss again. Our tree guy spotted four infected trees last year and cut them, and sliced the bark to let the rain in to kill the larvae. Apparently it worked.
We too have more trees than I can count, and we plan to put in another one before winter arrives. I love each and every one of them. We lost one, maybe two this year to the heat. You'll have to give me the name of your tree guy! 💟
Frank Jensen in Greenwood is a great tree guy. We have weekly "helpers" and one of them used to work with Frank. He too knows a lot and does fabulous work, but he is not insured. So that has to be thought of. Frank is. And as I say, he's great. 530-885-9467.
Thanks, Sallie!
I love trees too. We have a total of six trees on our small suburban lot. The attract birds and other animals.
Remember our house in Burlingame? The previous owner planted far too many big trees for such a small lot, but that's what I loved about the house, ha! Over time we lost one of the big pines to the beetle, but still we had plenty of trees to spare. 💟
I do remember it well. I loved that house! So far our tress are doing well but need yearly pruning by a professional.
Seems that trees are humans best friends. I just heard that mussels and oysters take carbon out of the atmosphere as well. I have a tree across from my living room that I study each and every year. When it begins to bud, which was February 18th for the longest time and this year closer to March 1st. When the leaves begin to fade to gold, and then become burgundy. Always hoping the full tree gets red before the rain and wind bring the show down. I get what you are saying here !
The seasons are all amazing! 💟
Love it