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To: David Weis who wrote (2933)	2/7/2000 12:11:00 PM
From: Lynn	Read Replies (2) of 35685

Hello, David. You aren't kidding! It was about 20 degrees the other day and I was warm splitting wood wearing a long sleeved t-shirt and flannel shirt. This fast growing poplar is the most time consuming wood I have ever split. Although very soft, the tree grows with so many (long, stupid) branches that it is almost impossible to cut a length without knots. Sometimes it takes 4 wedges just to pry off a piece. The catalogues that advertise these trees do not lie: They do grow real, real fast. What they do not say is that they grow fast because the roots are near the surface, thereby zapping all nutrients from the soil, with the roots growing _above_ the ground in about 7 years. When this happens, it is very, very difficult to mow one's lawn. The only thing to do is hire someone to cut them down--then spend a fortune trying to get rid of the moss on one's lawn and attempting to rejuvenate the soil. Astro turf. If I can not get the soil in the front healthy in another year, I'm going to find some football team that is moving to a grass from astro turf field and bid on the astro turf. Lynn P.S. I did not plant these trees; the previous owners did.

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