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Originally Posted by CWGUY
They are not all "Live Oaks". Some are the weeds of the tree family. Laurel Oaks are weeds. I slept better this storm knowing my Oak was cut down. Big bucks well spent.  |
RE: weed
There is no such thing as a weed it is simply a plant that grows where YOU do not want it.
AS TO OAKS:
There are at least 400 varieties of oaks in the US. A great GIFT of nature is DIVERSITY. Should one variety of OAK or of any tree be attacked by disease or insect-TOO OFTEN IMPORTED-something else will take its place.
In recent years, we've had our dogwood tress decimated by disease and yet varieties survive. We've lost the stately chestnut trees that used to be common even in the 1960's. Ash trees are currently dying off in mass.
A bit of a tree hugger perhaps. By the way, TRUTH, I heard the towns folks wondering about the ......... of the Villages tearing out OAKS and planting weeds called PALMS.