Re: [gardeners] Atlas cedar
David G. Smith (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:16:20 -0500
I certainly hope that spruce loss was a one-time incident! It had been
there a few years, 11 feet tall, but it didn't resist a full-size pickup
too well. I think its roots may be what knocked the tie rod loose, I sort
of like that idea.
The house is a ranch, with 4 or 5 steps up from ground level. No septic
system. The water and sewer go through that part of the yard, we get
everything else above ground in the back. There's a sidewalk out at the
street.
Is that enough to go on? Oh yes, we really like blue!
David
At 12:32 PM 1/31/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> Last fall a drunk driver knocked down the blue spruce.
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>Sounds like we need to find something that is at least that sturdy! ;-)
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>> We were just going to get another blue spruce, but put it on the right side
>> of the yard, farther from the house than the maple. I guess there's a 40 x
>> 40 area for it,
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>What's the top clearance, and how tall is your house? What's underground
>at that point? Do we have to worry about roots lifting sidewalks or
>invading septic systems, for instance?
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>Kay Lancaster kay@fern.com who's still not used to single story houses
>cowering under 100 ft doug firs yet.
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