'Twas you, Greg. And thanks!

"gregpresley" wrote in message
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Hi Betsy, I will look on the internet to see if there is a link with any
info about the spokane arboretum. I don't own a digital, so I can't help
out
there at the moment anyway (Christmas is coming, but it's a long way
away...LOL)
P.S. I'm not sure whether you were talking to me or to James in your
post,
so I'm pretending it was me.
"Betsy" -0 wrote in message
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Are there pictures available of this project? Want to take any and post
them?

"gregpresley" wrote in message
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Chinese Elm does not grow into an attractive tree in our area,
unfortunately. Most people have given up on it. I should have
mentioned
to
James to drive over to Spokane to the Park Department Arboretum, off
of
the
Sunset Highway on the far western side of Spokane.. Several of the
streets
surrounding the arboretum have been given over to a street tree
project.
All
the trees are labelled with good signage and some cultivation hints.I
think
they have about 75 varieties of street trees lining the roads. That
would
be
a very good place to check out the performance of street trees in our
climate and moisture conditions.I forgot to mention that some of the
hybrid
ash trees could make good street trees - they have very straight
trunks,
and
some have a pleasant pale bark color. If you can find one that doesn't
seed.......
"Iris Cohen" wrote in message
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Have you considered a zelkova?

I believe Zelkova is susceptible to Dutch elm disease. Also, it is
not
quite
hardy in the area under discussion. Chinese elm would be a better
choice.

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the
oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)