[Magdalen] Nature goes tee hee

[Lynn Ronkainen]

David (and me, reading) were just reminiscing about Elms, thass all...

I had two giant ones in the yard where I grew up.

It was curious when I went to Amsterdam/The Netherlands in the 1990s, there 
were very large Elms all over the place... I think Dr. David has discussed 
this already too, but I've forgot.

Lynn

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From: "James Oppenheimer-Crawford" <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 3:21 PM
To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Nature goes tee hee

> Which is why I was scratching my head....
>
> 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 4:13 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jim, I don't think *anyone* has elms anymore, thanks to Dutch Elm 
>> Disease.
>> These trees used to line many residential streets--notice how so many 
>> towns
>> have an Elm Street?--but they were wiped out.
>>
>> > On Nov 20, 2014, at 4:07 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>