-- by Judy Wogoman
One of the things that convinced me to buy my house was the trees. Especially the big maple tree at the corner of the lot. Huge, perfectly formed, the maple tree dominates the front yard.
There are lessons to be learned from nature, when we slow down enough to be taught. Here are some observations on "maple tree" management.
Israel, the 100th smallest country, with less than 1/1000th of the world’s population, can lay claim to the following:
The Middle East has been growing date palms for centuries. The average tree is about 18-20 feet tall and yields about 38 pounds of dates a year. Israeli date trees are now yielding 400 pounds/year and are short enough to be harvested from the ground or a short ladder.
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