Re: Royal Paulownia

When I read your first post - didn't have a chance to respond then -
wondered if what you were seeing was the handiwork of our idiot
utility companies?  They go around hacking back trees to keep them
away from the power lines...and hacking is a kind word for what they
do.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Cersgarden@aol.com
> 
> In a message dated 3/27/04 10:21:02 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> 
> << I couldn't tell from your post whether you thought topping and
coppicing
> were similar practices or that one just brought the other to mind.
>>
> 
> Kitty, it just reminded me of what I saw.  Many of these were in
public 
> locations which one would think professionls have performed the
work.  Also, some 
> were sizeable trees with each branch pruned severly.
>     I believe coppicing and stooling is the same performance which
I do each 
> year to my Royal Purple  Cotinus but I am sure we have discussed
that in the 
> past.
>     Are you receiving lots of rain?  Flash flood warnings last
evening and it 
> is still very dreary and soft rain with heavy spruts now & then.
>     Ceres

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