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Studying the Trees of Windy Firs
The weather cleared and we had upper 60s and wind, so I spent the day looking up the trees we have growing here– since I found my tree identification book!
The big tree in front is a Scarlet Oak! YEE-HAH! I've always wanted one of those! We also have Big-leafed Maple, and plenty of Douglas Fir. Those I know. I looked up the fast-growing saplings all along the eastern edge of the property and found out they were either red or white alders. Most alders are more small and shrub-like, except for those 2 types found only in wet areas of the Pacific Northwest. Well- bingo! We have near-marshy ground in some spots along that edge line so that makes sense.
I'd like to buy 5 or 6 fruit trees, a couple of nut trees, and some really brilliant fall foliage trees eventually. They're all expensive, so we'll have to do it a couple of trees a month until we have it where we're happy with it. I'm glad we dug up so many from the other property. Japanese Maples are typically $60 to $90 for the sizes we got for free from a friend who works at a tree nursery, and we're using ours for landscaping in the front yard. Yet another outdoor project that's barely begun.
Smaller blooming trees and shrubs for the bees we'll be keeping later (well, the guys will…) are also on the agenda, but again– one step at a time. We're swamped with work as it is!
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