tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post1604296724877187653..comments2024-03-23T10:55:30.196-05:00Comments on Cold Fusion Guy: Willow Benefits - Hugging My 4 WillowsJim Peethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-44646905888335970812015-07-17T08:31:06.057-05:002015-07-17T08:31:06.057-05:00In other tree news, I was quite happy to get confi...In other tree news, I was quite happy to get confirmation from our village yesterday that the mulberry tree that leans over our driveway is, in fact, in the public right of way and they'll be removing it this fall.<br /><br />I'll deal with the mess of the oaks and maples. The mulberry trees are another thing altogether.tobinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-53102629952840981432015-07-14T17:46:41.671-05:002015-07-14T17:46:41.671-05:00Always knew you were a tree-hugger, Jim. :^)
One...Always knew you were a tree-hugger, Jim. :^)<br /><br />One thing of note here is that with a half acre yard, absorbing ~4000 gallons of water is equivalent to absorbing only 0.14" of rain annually. OK, multiply that by a few dozen trees, and you're getting somewhere, but keep in mind as well that one's lawn also absorbs a lot of water--a fact of which Californians are acutely aware right now.<br /><br />Which is a long way of saying that while I love trees, the big thing keeping one's basement dry is proper drainage around the foundation. In an 1870 home like Tobin's, this is further helped by the fact that they didn't have backhoes to dig foundations, nor did they have trucks to haul away the extra soil. So those homes tend to be on a little "hill" that is in reality simply the displaced soil from digging the foundation--and that keeps things drier.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26981669.post-17967861199918599652015-07-14T08:39:25.882-05:002015-07-14T08:39:25.882-05:00Interesting. Our house was built in 1870 and of co...Interesting. Our house was built in 1870 and of course has an old stone foundation, but the basement is bone-dry. I'm guessing the two massive oak trees in the yard help with that! Never thought about that benefit.tobinnoreply@blogger.com