"Fred Garvin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:33:50 -0500, Star Trek Card Geek wrote:

I am ADDICTED to the idea of a Willow Tree in my yard. Is there a safe
distance from the well a WT can go and not invade it? We have 7 acrea of
land to play with, but obvioulsy not all 7 would allow me to actually
ENJOY it


DON'T DO IT.

There are two redeeming features of willows that I appreciate. The first is
that the two huge willows we had in our yard were great climbing places for
kids. The second was that the ends of their branches were ideal nest sites
for orioles. Beyond that, they were labor intensive. Each spring we cleaned
up piles of twigs under them, and heaven help us if we had a major storm
during the summer. Hauling away broken off branches by the trailer load was
the result, providing the storm didn't break off huge sections that had to
be cut and hauled away. They're pretty trees with great shade but just not
worth the trouble they cause.

John