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moo
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PLANT TREES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 13 03:33 UTC 1994 |
Plant Trees this spring!!! I'm not sure what the exact figure is, but I think
it it's like 75 lbs SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide) per evergreen a year, can
you Imagine (those thinking of the John Lenon song please join hippie now!)
what effect that would have on the environment! So this spring be a good
little environmentalist and plant a tree, cuase we need 'em!
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oreo
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response 1 of 74:
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Mar 13 03:35 UTC 1994 |
Great, and Amen! Plant those trees!
;-)
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aranor
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response 2 of 74:
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Nov 11 07:29 UTC 1994 |
Planting trees is not only beneficial to the Environment, it can be loads of
fun! By planting a tree, you are leaving behind a legacy which will last many
years (species dependent) and which will benefit hundreds, perhaps thousands of
creatures in the long run (this means Humans, too!
My thanks to anyone who has ever planted a tree. We need more people
like you!
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rcurl
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response 3 of 74:
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Nov 11 15:41 UTC 1994 |
Does the MIchigan DNR still give away free tree seedlings in the
spring? They (or the USDA) used to. We've now planted five of the
trees growing on our lot. Two of them are spruces that we bought
as christmas trees (before we got an artificial one....), so they
have other associations.
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popcorn
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response 4 of 74:
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Nov 12 03:58 UTC 1994 |
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srw
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response 5 of 74:
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Nov 12 07:59 UTC 1994 |
We planted a dwarf red maple tree in our front lawn this year.
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katie
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response 6 of 74:
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Nov 13 03:32 UTC 1994 |
I'm going to plant a horse chestnut tree over my horse, as soon as I can
find one (a tree, not a horse).
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suzi
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response 7 of 74:
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Dec 27 04:36 UTC 1994 |
We have a tradition in our family which is kind of sad yet kind of
heartening. We plant a tree (usually a fruit tree) in memory of
any friends of relatives who have passed on. It is kind of neat
to nourish it and watch it grow and teaches our children to remember
deceased loved ones with thoughtfulness and humor. It especially
helped my daughter last year when a loved classmate died unexpectedly.
We have an apricot tree in his memory and Jenny nourishes it.
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nephi
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response 8 of 74:
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Mar 22 09:50 UTC 1995 |
Wow. That seems like a really good idea.
I planted a soft maple seedling that I got from the gutter of my
house a few years ago. It's now about three stories tall! Trees
are a really neat thing to watch grow.
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rcurl
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response 9 of 74:
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Mar 22 16:17 UTC 1995 |
Is that a "water maple", also called I think a box elder? They grow like
weeds. Which are the good tree nursries around AA? We had a tart cherry
tree which died of old age, and we'd like to replace it (happy memories
of all those cherry pies and tarts....).
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leonardo
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response 10 of 74:
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Aug 22 08:27 UTC 1995 |
Wow! that sounds good! But we do not find many maple or oak trees in the
tropical
climate we live. We have a good variety of trees in the outskirts of the
city.(Oh, BTW I'm from Bangalore, India). But I often worry about the trees
in the heart of the city. Environmentalists may plant them, but the trees have
to undergo nothing less than torture facing all the automobile exhausts. And
with the ever increasing real-estate crunch, it's really a wonder tha they
survive at all!
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val
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response 11 of 74:
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Aug 22 14:49 UTC 1995 |
All I know about are temperate trees, but sopme of them can survive and
thrive in cities. In Michigan we have Black Pine <soil compation
doesnt seem to bother it> and Thornless Honeylocust <nothing
seems to bother this tree>. Most of the trees you find in a city
thrive on disturbance, and that is what a city is :)
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rcurl
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response 12 of 74:
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Aug 22 21:26 UTC 1995 |
Welcome to Grex, leonardo. You must like trees, if this is the cf you've
come to first! I don't know about tropical trees (except the wood from
them - mahogany, teak, ebony, etc). There are, as val says, many pollution
resistant trees. There's one that grows like a weed in New York City,
called alanthah, or something like that - also called "the tree of life"
because it grows anywhere (in temperate climes). I've read about the
serious deforestation problem in rural India, but isn't there a
reforestation effort going on now?
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val
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response 13 of 74:
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Aug 23 13:04 UTC 1995 |
Alanthius!! The Weed of heaven. You can find that tree anywhere.
It grows in sidewalk cracks, next to buildings, in any space that
there is enough soild for it to root. :) I think that its an
invasive species from China.
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rcurl
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response 14 of 74:
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Aug 23 17:12 UTC 1995 |
It was the tree of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". I finally found it
in my Garden Encyclopedia as Ailanthus - the "Tree of Heaven": well,
we were both close, val! Yes, it is Asiatic - does it grow in India?
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leonardo
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response 15 of 74:
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Aug 24 08:24 UTC 1995 |
Hello All, and yes, rcurl, I'm new to Grex and this my first conf.
Well, I've not heard of Alanthius, but have probably seen it, 'cause thare
are many flora growing in the sidewalks. Dunno what it is called in India.
And yes, there is a growing concern about the environment these days... and
the lush evergreens may just survive !
But however tough a tree may be, can it survive exhausts of lead, sulphur...
I think caring for trees should develop from the individual level; and the
idea practised by suzan (did i get it right?), of associating trees with
people we love is a real good one, but sad all the same.
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val
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response 16 of 74:
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Aug 24 16:37 UTC 1995 |
The only prblem with Ailanthus, is that it has very weak wood,
and tends to bread or topple over in high winds or during storms :)
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rcurl
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response 17 of 74:
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Aug 24 20:20 UTC 1995 |
MOre info: Ailanthus is the latin genus name, so you should be able
to find the local name from a botanist, Srinath. It is native to China
and Japan. It is a member of the quassia family. Maybe the name in
Hindi (or whatever) sounds like one of those?
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val
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response 18 of 74:
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Aug 25 05:14 UTC 1995 |
altissima is the species name i beleive <flashback to woody plants :) >
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srw
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response 19 of 74:
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Aug 26 01:57 UTC 1995 |
My dictionary confirms A. altissima as the scientific name for
"Tree of Heaven".
sidelight (possibly of interest):
There is even a certain green silkworm, Samia walkeri, which is called
the "ailanthus silkworm", imported from China to the US, which feeds on
the leaves of the ailanthus.
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leonardo
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response 20 of 74:
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Aug 26 04:04 UTC 1995 |
That seems to be a lot of information. Wow!
Yesterday, I was browsing through an encyclopedia and found it! It was
very enlightening to say the least. I've seen another variety of weed growing
almost
everywhere. Came to know it was calles Oxalis or The Rider. It seems to
florish especially during the monsoon here. But I also heard that it can
colder regions as well. Anybody for more info on that?
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popcorn
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response 21 of 74:
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Aug 26 20:46 UTC 1995 |
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garima
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response 22 of 74:
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Mar 22 20:48 UTC 1997 |
By the way, if anyone wants 10 free trees to plant, the Arbor Day Foundation
will send them to you - They will send you :
2 white dogwoods, 2 american redbuds, 2 flowering crabapples, 2 washington
hawthorns and 2 golden raintrees.
You have to become a member - that's $10.
Their address is 100 Arbor Avenue , Nebraska City, NE 68410
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scott
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response 23 of 74:
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Mar 23 14:09 UTC 1997 |
Hmmm... after losing 3-4 trees to the ice storm, and more yet to die for
esthetic reasons. I will be planting some trees this year.
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e4808mc
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response 24 of 74:
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Mar 25 18:14 UTC 1997 |
Also, the county gives away free bare-root trees (oaks, maples, etc) at some
point during the year. I'll keep an eye open for the announcement, but I
think it may be in the fall.
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