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Re: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???
- From: Carolyn Ulrich <cultivated@sbcglobal.net>
- To: gardenwriters-on-gardening <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 22:00:10 -0600
I agree. What I have heard is that street trees have an average life of 10 years, but there you have very specific adverse conditions--restricted space for roots in planting wells, too much or too little water, excessive heat generated by sidewalks, vandalism.
The term "landscape-planted" seems very broad. Was the writer possibly referring to trees planted by landscape contractors?
I could imagine that some contractors do a poor job of tree planting, but again one shouldn't generalize from the shortcomings of some guys out there with a pickup and a shovel. In some states, including Illinois, there is now a rigorous certification program for contractors, and individuals who pass the written and practical tests have quite a high level of expertise.
Carolyn Ulrich
On Saturday, January 1, 2005, at 08:31 PM, Nan Sterman wrote:
Hi folks
I recently had one of my list-servs come across with this information: landscape-planted trees have a survival average of 8 years. Does anyone recognize this and can give me a reference?
Thanks for your thoughtful efforts.
Maryann Whitman, Editor-in-Chief
Wild Ones Journal
www.for-wild.org
Seems like a pretty far fetched statistic. Did they specify type of tree, climate, care, public or private planting, anything specific? To me this sounds like a gross overgeneralization...
N
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RE: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
Maryann Whitman, 01/01/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
Nan Sterman, 01/01/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
Carolyn Ulrich, 01/01/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
tloallergyfree, 01/02/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
Maryann Whitman, 01/02/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???, tloallergyfree, 01/02/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
Maryann Whitman, 01/02/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
tloallergyfree, 01/02/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
Carolyn Ulrich, 01/01/2005
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RE: [gwl-g] Trees planted in landscape--life-span???,
Nan Sterman, 01/01/2005
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