Re: blue jay bathing lesson NOW Cedar

One of ours lost its top when a tornado went through the neighborhood about
15 years ago...the bottom branches continued to grow, thank goodness as it
is an old cedar.  We've lot a good sized oak when it was struck by
lightening...we used the bark as mulch and left the trunk on the ground to
provide a backdrop for a garden.  It has since rotted, providing good soil
for a stand of small redbud.  Do try to use the tree in your garden...it
won't be a total loss that way.


> [Original Message]
> From: Karen Fernsler <kmwos@korora.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 4/25/2006 3:51:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] blue jay bathing lesson NOW Cedar
>
> Yah :(.
>
> Unfortunately the tree guys said it all had to go.
> I have not the mustered up the courage to count the rings, but the
> stump is easily 2.5 feet in diameter.  
>
> I love they way they smell even before they're turned into mulch!
>
> On Thu, Apr 20, 2006 at 09:18:43AM -0500, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> > Karen, what a beautiful cedar.  What a shame to have lost its top since
it 
> > appears to be extremely old.  I have two battered ones that have been 
> > estimated to be about 150 years old.  They are just about my favorite
tree.
> > zem
> > zone 7
> > West TN
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Karen Fernsler" <kmwos@korora.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] blue jay bathing lesson
> > 
> > 
> > > Thanks for sharing that.
> > >
> > > I needed that.
> > >
> > > I'd been watching Doves since March nesting in a hanging basket
outside
> > > the porch.  One of the eggs hatched and for about three days
> > > we could see the chick being fed and happily raised and all, but
after 
> > > some
> > > swirly/twirly thing went through our yard last week, the poor little
thing
> > > was gone.
> > >
> > > It took this tree with it as well:
> > >
> > > http://lurch.ncsa.uiuc.edu/apr_2006/
> > >
> > > The swirly/twirly went on to rip off the sheet metal of a structure
1/4 a
> > > mile up the road, and then flatten a huge stand of trees.  This was
at 
> > > 1:30am,
> > > but luckily, no people were hurt!
> > >
> > > The Dove parents are still around... I hope they try again!
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 03:40:19PM -0500, Pam Evans wrote:
> > >> Saw something pretty cool while out watering.   A mama blue jay
hopped in
> > >> her favorite birdbath and one of her fledglings hopped in next to
> > >> her (monkey see, monkey do).  Well the little one just stood there,
and 
> > >> the
> > >> mama splashed water on him.  He kinda shook it off and stood there. 
She
> > >> splashed him again and I swear it was like you could see the little
light
> > >> bulb above his head go on!  Ohhhh, a bath, cool!   So then both of
them 
> > >> took
> > >> their baths and flew up to a low limb to shake and preen.
> > >> Anyway, it was pretty neat and I knew the bird lovers would like to
hear
> > >> about it.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Pam Evans
> > >> Kemp TX
> > >> zone 8A
> > >>
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> > > (Later:)  I bought one of those little glass ball things with the snow
> > > in it...  Just checking.
> > >
> > > -Steven Wright
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> -----------
> (Later:)  I bought one of those little glass ball things with the snow 
> in it...  Just checking. 
>
> 		 -Steven Wright
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