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re: 200 year old live oak or Dollar General?
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:17 pm to weagle1999
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:17 pm to weagle1999
All old live oaks should be protected..
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Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:21 pm to Sonny Black
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Dollar General's are trashy.
Well, I guess I am trashy then because I like shopping at Dollar General. I can get in and out in under 5 minutes. Walmart is a hassle. Workers are always in my way while I try to shop. Only the self check out line is open. 15 people deep. Plus Walmart's prices are no longer the "cheapest". Maybe The Dollar General in your area is just trashy.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:22 pm to LegendInMyMind
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So in your world, trees in the latter stages of live have little benefit to wildlife
Correct, exactly why we thin the old growth out to make room for the younger trees. By eliminating tree that size you accomplish a few things that are really beneficial to wildlife.
First, you allow sunlight to the ground, which in turn allows native grass and Forbes to grow. This vegetation is critical for not only its nutritional benefits but because it creates cover for young deer, turkey and quail to escape predators. Old growth forests have little to no cover on the woods floor because they’ve shaded it out.
Secondly, by eliminating that old tree, you’ve now created a fantastic growing situation for young trees that can now use the nutrients the old growth tree was taking away.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:30 pm to geauxbrown
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First, you allow sunlight to the ground, which in turn allows native grass and Forbes to grow. This vegetation is critical for not only its nutritional benefits but because it creates cover for young deer, turkey and quail to escape predators. Old growth forests have little to no cover on the woods floor because they’ve shaded it out.
To be fair, an oak on the site of a prospective DG isn't doing any of that whether it's cut down or not. Its main value now is that humans like to look at it.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:32 pm to weagle1999
Find a way to get both.
If not?
I'm going Oak.
If not?
I'm going Oak.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:33 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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a segement of corporate America has completely abandoned the idea of general aesthetic consideration in anything they do
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:33 pm to Flats
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To be fair….
Ever seen the Dollar General at Fort Neccesity?
No, you’re correct. Every instance is different, however I never miss an opportunity to try and teach tree huggers about why it’s often good to cut old growth trees.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:35 pm to greygoose
Same here.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 8:42 pm to weagle1999
If it was a wetland they'd need a federal permit. There needs to be protections on trees like there are on wetlands.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:13 pm to geauxbrown
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Correct
I stopped reading there.
You carry on doing whatever it is you're doing, but you don't have things figured out like you believe.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:17 pm to weagle1999
Why don’t the conservationists simply outbid Dollar General?
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:50 pm to weagle1999
They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:50 pm to weagle1999
Is the tree republican or democrat?
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:54 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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One of the strangest flexes ever. How much do you bench press?
Bout .... Tree fitty.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:58 pm to weagle1999
It is just a tree! Cut it down. How many trees died to make the house you live in? Why are their lives less important? Wrong species? Says who? Wrong age? Says who?
If the tree is so damn valuable then make an offer that exceeds Dollar General. Oh it is so valuable, yet nobody is willing to save it when it is so simple to do so.
If the tree is so damn valuable then make an offer that exceeds Dollar General. Oh it is so valuable, yet nobody is willing to save it when it is so simple to do so.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 10:04 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I stopped reading there.
I’m sorry, it took me a little while to figure out you’re a tree hugging, fig.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 10:34 pm to weagle1999
Tree must not be in St. Tammany Parish. I bought a lot over there in an industrial park which was full of mostly 10-15 year old pines and 5-6 very small live oaks. Before it was over I had to "buy" those live oaks which added about 20% to the cost of my lot and REPLACE them with similar live oaks on the property. Before it was over I spent close to $40,000 extra. Be careful if you buy a lot in St.Tammany for a commercial building. Inspect it closely for live oaks. Those guys in St. T found another way to shake down new development,,
Now i'd never buy a commercial lot with a 200 year old live oak on it so I'm on the side of the live oak on this one..
Now i'd never buy a commercial lot with a 200 year old live oak on it so I'm on the side of the live oak on this one..
Posted on 8/19/25 at 10:36 pm to weagle1999
Not everything is about the almighty dollar, you preserve the tree. A lot of people claiming to be "conservative" would sell off the national parks if reduced the deficit 1%. A lot of "conservatives" would legalize prostitution, drugs, but hey its not "their problem" and it boosts the economy
We have a beautiful country, turning the entirety of it into suburbia is not worth any amount of economic growth
We have a beautiful country, turning the entirety of it into suburbia is not worth any amount of economic growth
Posted on 8/19/25 at 10:42 pm to weagle1999
I would have built a Margaritaville on top of that tree.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 11:03 pm to weagle1999
C’mon Man!
Edit. That was intended for the Biden thread.
Sorry.
DG has plenty of money to incorporate the tree as a landmark and provide some shady parking places. Maybe a small table and chair set to enjoy your L’il Debbie’s and an Orange drink.
Edit. That was intended for the Biden thread.
Sorry.
DG has plenty of money to incorporate the tree as a landmark and provide some shady parking places. Maybe a small table and chair set to enjoy your L’il Debbie’s and an Orange drink.
This post was edited on 8/19/25 at 11:10 pm
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