tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post4265232701687859105..comments2024-03-28T03:06:56.796-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: Trees: living gods among usPanayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-70510416983417957692017-03-05T06:53:25.046-08:002017-03-05T06:53:25.046-08:00The Bur Oak at Chatfield have not been irrigated s...The Bur Oak at Chatfield have not been irrigated since they were planted, David--but they are growing incredibly slowly! I would love to know how big they might eventually get!<br /><br />We have our share of trees that seed around: Ulmus parviflora, Ailanthus altissima and Morus rubra are the three that pop to mind. And oh yes, Celtis occidentalis.<br /><br />Every tree in Denver has been planted (with the exception, perhaps, of a few Cottonwoods and willows along the Platte). I doubt the "natives only" argument would sway many here: no one loves the prairie more than me, but cities have their own imperatives, and trees are central to livability in them! But of course, invasive trees are not!Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-5752143751936157722017-03-04T09:42:11.955-08:002017-03-04T09:42:11.955-08:00It is so unfair that the people in my state must s...It is so unfair that the people in my state must spend so much effort removing invasive trees in order to save our great native trees. If I did not have to spend so much time controlling invasive trees I would have more time to work on my rock garden.James McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813312887957290703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-85521277060866036412017-03-03T21:34:18.138-08:002017-03-03T21:34:18.138-08:00Wish I could attend - I really enjoyed speaking la...Wish I could attend - I really enjoyed speaking last year, plus hearing the other speakers and visiting my former city. Bur Oak - is that distant line of trees Q. macrocarpa, too? Not bad on no irrigation at 15-18" rain / year.David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.com