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Real Show Place July 1978 Tragic Tales of Trees All loo often onshadj streets or tries in t eel 1 i r begirt to ill link soon htmti of a pool irefullv ley Id same milady Such tragedies art 1m more common siiys Kitlj department of environmental biology University of as people impose their ton on the trees ntlural native or trees can withstand harsh city conditions such as air pollution lowered tables and competition Tram pipes sidewalks roads and houses Every spring become alarmed because of dieback in he tops of tall mature and seemingly healthy trees This dieback is how the tree shows the effect of damaged root systems thai can no longer support so much living tissue above ground explains Prof Kelly He describes vividly how the tree loses its battle with t irst you dig the hole for the house foundation tutting a good chunk of the tree root system Then you decide to change the grade on your lot You scrap aw i the surface dirt in one place damaging the surface roots where the tree docs most of its feeding and dump heavy soil in other phecs smothering he root system which is too far under ground to get inough and air Then decide to pave a driveway The concrete awiy the rain which would have trickled down to the roots The tree becomes dry and parched the ground under the concrete freezes usually deeply in sum it gets hot enough to cook the roots Throughout the the concrete prevents oxygen from reaching the roots Installation of storm sewers in the subdivision lowers the water table throughout the area thus the tree s supply of water even further A svimming pool could very cause he other ex drowning the trees tint help treilt UK ird irign li In Due link represents plisi i dim to the lint it cm be ipgrit fungal siiih is will itt some rets floutrs and number of vegetables fruits The fungus can lie deadly to trees that have suffered the shock of root dim or trans planting The best defmci for verlicillium wilt suggests the University of is to keep the tret healthy and vigorously growing Water it during dry spells and fertilize it in the spring if its growth is slow City owners should tree varieties with known resistance to city con The Norway maple for example grows rapidly can withstand transplanting shock and docs well in The native red maple and the silver maple on the other hand need more moisture than the city usually affords and do poorly Sugar maples often die back in cities because they cannot tolerate the city conditions suitable trees Kelly suggests studying neighbors gardens and selecting the hat Also he trophisms the import nut of ihoosmg trees that ire in stale wilh small city lots American litis bass wood trees for example in more suited to parks than home girdins si7cd mounl ash and leaf an better sii for gardens Prof Kelly sings the praises of perfect the tree of he urn or This vigorous weedy tree grows in impoverished soil rubble sidewalk crags window wells court ird ind all kinds of places in Toronto Ithterilly on dust funus ind species dots not much soci but University of not mist feels wt should notice of its yellow crimson mils and large pound leaves passing fragile r of Royal Trust Corp of Canada Realtor DETACHED HOME FOR 3 baths 2 car jarngo room tiro frincod yard lonso Asking Call Bob Mac Donald HILLS CONTEMPORARY concept codings mam family room with Mono fiiaplaco Er walkout io in ground pool toom quality GORDON 8 REAL ESTATE BROKER LAKE AREA 58 room w Fiankl I Bright living loom ground pool pato and MODERN ground How ly roam kitchen and n A la BRICK HOME lo downtown park la presently and your This no can Co turn ly homo r ERIN MB ickhomo lull basement tr fcflHlfc- ram n ilcll i Hi i idl Tii will PWVATL PARK pond I I helium rooms D XI BEDROOMS condition and wall Ion cod patio and backing or AREA floor ly room with i and walkout polio PRIVACY bedroom OponconCoptorvoiforjIinnol GO WE HAVE MANY MORE LISTINGS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA CALL US TODAY