[Bonny]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

Live oaks should not be planted close to a driveway so why would you compare planting one in the same breath as planting one to shade a house??? If you plant it by your driveway, you deserve any staining you get. In all the years I have lived in Florida, I always had at least one live oak. They are magnificent trees! Your exaggerations of their leaves and acorns and of "seniors with physical problems" (where did that come from??!?) tracking dirt into their house is laughable.

It's funny, but palms do not remind anyone of what you are trying to describe when the temperature is in the 30s and 40s. By the way, you also get the exact same staining from palm seeds.

I really don't believe that people have moved to The Villages "specifically to enjoy greenery all year long," when you obviously are referring to oak trees shedding their leaves. That's a little dramatic particularly when practically all plants and shrubs are green all year long, as are many grasses.

Bonny: "Screening on the eaves"? Not sure what you mean by that. I've never seen screening on the eaves of houses.

Duh, don't know what I was thinking. I meant gutters !!