The
fall color is starting to fade and soon all the deciduous trees will be bare,
except for some brown leaves clinging to the white oaks and beeches. Even the hackmatack
trees are shedding their needles. Coniferous trees, such as pines, lose some
previous years’ needles but usually cling to the past couple of years new
growth. Over time, mother nature will turn these leaves and needles into
compost to help feed future generations of trees and plants.
If
you have deciduous trees along the south side of your house you can be thankful
for the shedding of leaves, which exposes your home to some valuable solar heat
and light throughout the winter. For this reason, I recommend you maintain
deciduous trees along the south, east and west of your home while maintaining
coniferous trees, such as pine and hemlock, along the north and northwest, to
break the cold winter wind.
One
benefit some people gain, come November, is a decrease in interference to their
satellite TV or radio. Another big advantage of the deciduous trees dropping
their leaves is the reduced surface area for ice and snow to cling to; along
with reduced wind resistance. As we all know, resistance is futile.
The author is general
manager of Q-Team Tree Service in Naples and is also a licensed Arborist. He
can be reached at RobertFogg@Q-Team.com or 207-693-3831.
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