The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map has recently been updated to take account of the change in the climate over the past few years. The revised map reflects the slight warming in the overall climate. Winters are not quite as cold as they used to be, so some plants might survive a little to the north of their accustomed range. I have a widget on my main website which allows you to enter your zip code and discover your hardiness zone. This is provided by Arborday.org. I am not sure whether they have updated the widget since the new map has been published, but presumably they will do so as necessary.
“Weird trees of Winston-Salem” is the title of this piece by David Lusk. “Drive down practically any street in Winston-Salem and you will find an ever-increasing number of weird trees. These trees are not naturally or inherently weird. They did not grow to be weird or desire to weird. Most of these trees were intentionally planted to be “normal” trees, a term I will use to distinguish natural tree forms from those trees intentionally made weird. Nature’s intent is that trees have trunks, upwardly growing branches and leaves that seek the sun — a normal tree. Evident locally, human intent for trees is sometimes at odds with that of nature.” David Lusk is the president and consulting arborist for Lusk Tree Care, Inc. in Winston-Salem and his complaint is that many trees in the town have been topped which he describes as tree mutilation. “Our community is increasingly becoming a showcase for weird and wacky trees”. Read more..
On the subject of weird trees I stumbled across a website called the Pooktre Tree Shapers. These are certainly weird shapes for a tree, but the results have both artistic and practical merit. For instance they show how you can grow yourself a chair and a mirror, but don’t expect quick results since it takes several years to produce the finished article. Read more..
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