Cheryl wrote:
> On 8/26/2012 11:47 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> gloria p wrote:
>>> I don't remember where you live, but the Denver summer has been so hot
>>> and dry that the leaves on many varieties of tree are looking fried.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>>
>> I am near Boston. I love trees, so I hate to hear that yours are
>> suffering, as they are in so many places. I heard an interesting thing
>> this morning about trees essentially consuming themselves in times of
>> severe drought.
>
> I'm losing another one of mine. I have an appointment to have my last
> poplar (they wrote cottonwood on the proposal) taken down the beginning
> of Sept. I had the other two taken down by those guys that go around
> giving you flyers and stuff and it was cheap but I think I dodged a
> bullet given their location. The last one is being taken down by a
> reputed arborist company who is licensed and bonded. Costing a bit
> more, but I feel safer.
>
I used to eye the lines of poplars on the way to the Michigan when
I was a kid. I rather liked them. On subsequent trips, I
observed that they died. Later, I read about poplars and found
out that they (and other trees that grow quickly) are junk trees.
They are good for a temporary measure as the slower-growing
trees achieve a certain height (if one can afford that approach),
but that's about it.

--
Jean B.