[Magdalen] Nature goes tee hee

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I do not think I have any elms, but thanks anyway.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 11/20/2014 12:55:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
>
> I get  out as a form of exercise and blow leaves. It is a wonderful
> activity
> to  make one feel you have accomplished something. Our leaves come down  in
> stages, and it is simpler to blow them off periodically, rather  than
> waiting for everything to be done, and have an immovable mass to deal
> with.
> So I have cleared my yard a couple of times  already.>>>>
>
> The American Elm, once over-dominant and indispensable in landscaping  of
> much of North American, but now completely gone secondary to the  advent
> of Dutch Elm Disease imported from Europe, was a wonderful tree in so
> very many ways.  In particular, the leaves turned a lovely yellow, and
> fell
> all at once.  They dried quickly, and were easily removed by raking or  by
> blowers.  The species was easy to transplant, grew quickly, and  attained
> very
> large size and substantial age.  The spring color was a delicate  green.
> They
> did have copious seeds in June, usually, but they seldom needed much
> cleanup.
>
> Many of the landscaping trees used instead of elms these days have
> the disadvantage of dropping leaves more gradually requiring multiple
> cleanups, and their leaves (particularly the oaks) are tough and I think
> more
> difficult to dispose of.  I've had to remove leaves - Red Maple and  oak
> primarily -
> three times the past two weeks.
>
> David Strang.
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