Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the neighborhood I grew up in, all the houses had two elms planted in the front yard at exactly the same distance from the street. Well, all the elms are gone, but now there is a nice variety of oaks, maples, pines, and even an occasional black walnut. On the whole, a much better forest. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 10/2/05, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > > The home where I grew up was surrounded by elms. We lost every single > one of them to the blight. > > There do appear to be a strain of trees that are resistent - they were > first found in Princeton. > > Here in Davis there are still stately elms along the quad at the > university, lining the outside of the library along with cork oaks > and, I think, valley oaks and Sacramento still has a supply of elms > throughout the city. (Sacramento comes as close to the idea of an > urban forest as any place I've heard about - I find it delightful). > > Adam > > On 10/1/05, Marc James Small <msmall@aya.yale.edu> wrote: > > > As a chld in the 1950's, I saw Elm Street with elm trees. By the 1970's, > I > > saw Elm Street without elm trees, and I was shocked. I still grieve for > > the loss of those magnificent arbors, victims of that blight which still > > puzzles botanists. > > > > Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >