Jun 21 2009
Leaving Leaves Alone
The above is healthy growth on a healthy tree. Another of the trees that shade our yard is not healthy. It’s half naked and might have root rot. I’m grappling over the problem of whether to have a significant portion of it trimmed away or the whole thing outright removed. As the tree is an large oak (a water oak, not the stately live oak), it is an expensive proposition. Besides the money issue is the question of wildlife. I enjoy woodpeckers and woodpeckers prefer older, sickly trees. More insects to eat. If I take the whole thing down, less woodpeckers. If I don’t, greater chance it could fall down and cause property damage.
Darn, seems I can’t win this one.
