Re: Mud Tunnel semi-View ... 
| November 26, 2012 11:22AM |
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South Park Wrote:
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> How about thinning the trees and limbing
> the remaining ones to create a high canopy
> that inhibits new starts for lack of sunlight,
> and allows a thru-view with only the [few]
> remaining tree trunks to block the view ?
What's getting into you, S.P.??
That's three non-snarky, non-sarcastic, rational and sensible posts in less than a week!
I'm getting worried!!
- Rüsso
p.s. IIRC, Aspens spread at least as much through expanding root systems as from seeds, so I'm not sure how much new starts would be inhibited, but it's worth a try. There's also the slope of the hill to consider - looking between the trunks of nearby trees might get you only a good view of the tops of others ... SFAIK, this is a typical Aspen grove of medium age:
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> How about thinning the trees and limbing
> the remaining ones to create a high canopy
> that inhibits new starts for lack of sunlight,
> and allows a thru-view with only the [few]
> remaining tree trunks to block the view ?
What's getting into you, S.P.??
That's three non-snarky, non-sarcastic, rational and sensible posts in less than a week!
I'm getting worried!!
- Rüsso
p.s. IIRC, Aspens spread at least as much through expanding root systems as from seeds, so I'm not sure how much new starts would be inhibited, but it's worth a try. There's also the slope of the hill to consider - looking between the trunks of nearby trees might get you only a good view of the tops of others ... SFAIK, this is a typical Aspen grove of medium age:
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