There are several varieties of elms in the US. Some are indigenous, others are from northern Europe. Some grow as high as 100 feet. Cutting is probably not old enough to remember when a tornado blew thru Minneapolis in 1980. Several homes were heavily damaged and one person actually died when a tree fell on him. The too tall decorative elms provide shade but any tree can provide shade. The elm was over planted. About 85% of homes in Minneapolis are ineligible for the grant money for solar energy the state offers because of trees that are too tall and shade the houses. We desperately need edible landscapes. Our streets boulevards, parks and yards should have more fruit trees. Instead we ship in fruit from all parts of the world in refrigerated trucks, planes, trains and ships. This produces megatons of greenhouse gasses. This is just one of the eco-tactics we must use to try to slow global calamity and let's hope and pray that the warming of the planet is not too much of a geometric progression. More at my web site. Sincerely, Don Johnson, Candidate for Mayor, 3808 Grand Ave So. Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 824 1111 _www.DonJohnsonMayor.org_ (http://www.donjohnsonmayor.org/) REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list.
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