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The outsize value of huge trees - [theguardian.com]

Allamanda 8 Apr 10
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Informative, thnx! I have a slight gardening conflict of interest, as I like growing vegetables and berries and roses, all of which are gluttons for sunlight. But somehow I figured space for that on my quarter acre lot, without clearing the 5 mature water oaks from my back yard. No room left for any more big trees, just a few understory trees, but at least I have the oaks, which incidentally are also host to the most diverse species of insects but to the food web. Helps make up for being messy trees. Gotta love leafmold compost!

@Allamanda I will take a couple pictures. They are the "scrub" species of the oak family. They grow wild all around here. They drop branches randomly. Nondescript small leaves. Not at all like pin oak leaves. Rather like Live Oak leaves, but the trees grow Up rather than Out.

@Allamanda So the first photo over the roof of my little house shows my arching row of several Water Oaks in my back yard. They are roughly 70 footers. The second is my neighbor's front yard Live Oak behind the tail of the white car there. Live Oaks spread beautifully like that. Water Oaks, not so much.

@Allamanda That is right. Live Oaks evolved to handle hurricanes. They thrive on the Gulf Coast. Their thick trunks and spreading growth withstand high winds better.
Water Oaks are taller and less sturdy. They are still in the South but not as much right on the coast. Florida is pretty close to being all coast.

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Everywhere I have lived, I planted trees. I love them and wish more people would do the same.

@dede18 what a great idea! I had never thought of using Google earth like that. I’m so behind the times! Thanks for mentioning it, I will start looking myself to see how some of the trees I’ve planted have grown!😍

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