Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: A couple of native understory gems, 1 by Maackia

Maackia wrote:
VV--Your experience is my concern. Not the mower part, but that it will start to decline just as it achieves mature size. That would be a heartbreaker.

Speaking of being whipped, looks like no trip to Kentucky this spring/summer. Much to my chagrin we decided to vist the Ozarks instead. Eureka Springs was fun, but I sure can't envision myself living there. Take a look at these trees from Springfield, Missouri. I thought a tornado had gone through but was told it was from ice. I've never seen such extensive & widespread damage to trees. I'm sure its a pretty area, but was kind of depressing to see such devastation. Made me appreciate what I've got a whole lot more.

Z-Plum--I've never been to Alabama, but they tell me it gets warm there. Is that a line from an old Three Dog Night song? Sorry, I digress. You'd want to find a cool spot for it as they suffer and are short-lived in open and hot sites. My boyhood hero (Hank Aaron) is from Mobile. He started his minor league baseball career in Eau Claire in '56. Just think what it must have been like for an 18 year old African American kid from Mobile being uprooted to Eau Claire in the mid 1950's. The guys that broke down the color barrier are the true sports heroes IMHO.

Bob