And we could use more — planting one in the yard might help reverse state’s 30 percent drop in tree density
with a canopy that provides shade for us and home for several generations of hummingbirds. We planted it 10 years ago and the tree is flourishing. It is the right tree in the right place.
With all the benefits trees provide — beauty, shade, wildlife habitat, carbon storage, soil replenishment — and with the investment of time required for them to grow to maturity, we can’t afford to let a tree die before its time or be forced to remove it because it was planted in the wrong place.
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