On 2018-11-05 8:57 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Nov 2018"Cheri"wrote:
>> <penmart wrote:
>>>
>>> Maple tree in my front yard:
>>> https://postimg.cc/ftkDC2MY
>>
>> Very pretty.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> A great shade tree for hot summer days... but in fall it's
> spectacular... only it doesn't last long, maybe 2 weeks.
>

When I first moved here there were a bunch of willow, black willow and
poplar trees at the back end of our property. They were all garbage
trees so I cut them down while they were still manageable. My next door
neighbour went nuts. He said they were his shade trees. Too bad. They
were on my property. I replaced them with a line of spruce trees and
about a dozen maple trees. Here we are, about 30 years later, and I
have a nice little woodlot back there, and it look especially nice at
this time of year.

Meanwhile, the black willows and and poplars at the back of his place
had been allowed to grow wild. He sold the place left a hell of a mess
for the new owner to clean up the mess.