Leif has a new article posted (pdf) in the library. Here is the first paragraph:
I recently replaced two small maple trees that had died when the bark was completely girdled by the careless use of a string trimmer. It was especially sad because the energetic woman I planted them for is about eighty years old, and had hoped to see her trees grow to a nice size before she moved out of her home in a few years. We compensated by picking a fast growing variety that would still show nice fall color, but I couldn’t help but feel bad for her. It is so unnecessary. Just a little care when trimming will help keep bark intact and the tree healthy.
Leif’s articles appear in the Saturday edition of the Northfield News, in the Home and Real Estate section. All his previous articles are archived in our web library, going back to 2001.
