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RE: Day 210: 5 Minute Freewrite Prompt: tree
I should probably mention that in real life, I'm the one who bought that white pine, and I don't if it's Pinus East or Pinus West - just that it's taking a beating from those sawflies. For a third summer in a row. Chemical dump, or cut down the tree? In the years since I foolishly bought it, I've learned a lot about native species and the hidden costs (not just financial!) of bringing in exotics.
Yep. Plants that shouldn't be where they are rarely do well. I'm pretty interested in nature in general and actually used to work in a charity in the environmental sector so I know a bit about invasive plant species. I once had to take a day course on japanese knotweed. It was interesting for the first 4 hours then got a little much lol
Knotweed!! Eep! Thank heaven we've been spared knotweed and kudzu, but garlic mustard is the bane of my existence. Our natives can be bad enough: poison ivy (native!), greenbriar, and lots of scratchy, thorny, awful things that stick to dogs and shirts. (Why am I not surprised you did charity work --in the environmental sector !)