re: First world problem of the day: Bradford pears

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People who haven't taken a chainsaw to them yet need to have their heads examined.

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There was a big fight on our HOA Facebook page a few years ago. Some vigilante came in the middle of the night with a chainsaw and cut a Bradford pear down to the ground, had everything removed by the next morning when people were waking up. No one admitted to it. Some people were pissed because it was in a common area of the neighborhood but it was probably a few days from splitting in half, no exaggeration.

all time bad tree.

Easily bottom 3 all time.

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The Leesville mayor planted hundreds

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She planted hundreds of trees that smell like cum? That checks out

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of course, being a dumb person, I planted 2 river birches in their place, which are only marginally better in that they don't split in half, they just shed limbs and bark non stop

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We have a river birch in ours as well. I just consider it adding steps to my daily step count.

It is awfully pretty in the fall when it's that lovely golden yellow color. And I will say that aside from it shedding some smaller branches, the larger ones handle wind pretty well.

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I just consider it adding steps to my daily step count.

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At my age it is on my cardio routine

Stick pick up (with the grabber)
Poop pick up (mini rake and pan)
Dandelion eradication (this is high season)
Walking to mailbox and back
Keeping up with the neighbor widows
Gardening

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Is that better?

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Now we are talking.