Re: Tulip trees
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Tulip trees
- From: N* S*
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:15:10 -0500
Plenty, especially outside of Manhattan.
Nancy
>There are houses in New York City? ; ^ )
>
>Nick jones
>Atlanta
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nancy Stedman [SMTP:stedman@RCN.COM]
>
>As a nor'easter approaches, my thoughts turn to the near-by tulip tree.
>It's
>very tall (I live across the street from the tallest tree in New York
>City,
>which is also a tulip tree) and perhaps three feet in diameter. With each
>winter storm my tulip tree loses more branches, so that now it is quite
>bare
>on the bottom. This is actually fine with me, since I'm gradually getting
>more light, but I keep wondering--is this tree going to stay upright? Are
>tulip trees long-lived? Cause if this one topples over it will destroy
>either my house, my neighbor's house, or a small parking area full of
>cars.
>Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B)
>
