Vacation Day 5

[sraun]

Went to the chiropractor in the morning.

Then it was off to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for four hours. We're thinking of two different trees to replace the soon-to-be-gone back-yard box elder - a ginkgo biloba or a northern pin oak. We found specimens of both trees at the Arboretum - after looking at them, and looking at Bachman's and doing some web research, it sounds like we're going to go with the northern pin oak.

Dinner was at Eastern Buffet - all you can eat chinese, then the visit to Bachman's, then home to do Einblatt. Will print out Einblatt and get it in the mail in the morning, and do electronic distribution then too.

Oops! Forgot to dry laundry - no pants until the dryer is done in the morning!

Comments

[davidwilford.livejournal.com]

We have a northern pin oak in our front yard also, and while it is a fine tree the fact that it's planted on the south side of the house means that it blocks the sun all winter long since it doesn't drop its leaves until spring. If you don't want shade during the winter in a particular spot a pin oak may not be for you. Also, be prepared to prune and trim lower branches, as our tree at least likes to grow down as much as up.

[sraun]

Now that's something no one else had mentioned!

Keeping its leaves isn't going to be a problem - it will be shading the west side of the house, the only windows are a pair upstairs - one to the master bedroom, one to the bathroom.

We can probably handle the pruning.