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Your Garden Can Help You Heal!
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Vegan Garlic Alfredo Sauce 4 The Time to Plant a Tree Is Now
The Best Trees for Survival GUIDE TO CHOOSING AYARD TREE
Whatever happened to the rows of trees arching over the dappled shady avenues of West Hartford yesteryear? Our colonial homes look cozy and classy when amongst leafy giants. Tall trees are rapidly disappearing around town. Many of our tallest trees were planted in the 1920s and are now at the end of their lifecycle after decades of stormy weather. The world was in black and white back then, but now we can replant in color … Based on 20 years of career work in trees, I list the best trees for surviving New England weather, and for their natural beauty. Most of these trees can last 100 years. As you read their names, you can use a special internet resource to search for a tree’s photos and “biography.” Do a google search for “Morton Arboretum Tree Finder” and use this excellent resource to search a tree by its name. Classic ‘Shade’ Trees 50 – 80 ft: (all are storm-sturdy, dense hardwoods)
American Yellowwood (native)
Sweetgum (native)
Small Deciduous Trees 15-30 ft: (disease resistant)
Canadian Redbud (native) , Japanese Stewartia (foreign)
“Pagoda” Dogwood (foreign) , Cornelian Cherry Dogwood (native)
“Saucer” Magnolia (native)
Evergreen (Conifer) Trees:
White Fir (native) , Canadian Hemlock (native)
Dawn Redwood (native) , Vanderwolf White Pine (native)
American Linden (native)
Each of these trees have different uses. Some can be planted in a hedgerow, while some can be standalone shade trees. None of these species will grow large enough in the next 30 years to be a hazard. The only danger is in not planting a tree. As the ancient proverb goes, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.”
American Elm (native)
Sugar Maple (native) , Red Maple (native)
White Oak (native) , American Sycamore (native)
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