Tree Update

The peach tree bloomed beautifully recently.  It's really taken off recently and seems to be thriving.

The dogwood we planted last year has shown no signs of life since last year, so we're discussing replacing it.

The Norway spruce seedlings we planted last year are clearly long gone.  They were shipped at the wrong time for planting so we didn't expect much from them.  However, Ann got some free Norway Spruces for Earth Day last week and there happened to be exactly the right number we needed to replant, so we did.  Here's hoping second time's the charm!

Norway Spruces

I've been looking over the pamphlets that came with the Arbor Day trees, particularly "The Tree Book" which shows what trees they're trying to sell. The trees are tiny, true, but also very cheap.

We've been thinking about planting an evergreen wind barrier on the windy side of our house. We've also been admiring the Norway Spruces at the tenant house down the road. "The Tree Book" offers Norway Spruces at $2.49 a piece. Or you can get 10 of them free with your $10 membership.

We need to walk the area and figure out how many 40-60' tall and 25-30' wide trees we need for an effective wind break, but I've got a feeling Dave will be joining the Arbor Day Foundation soon too.