Tree Hollows: NEST: In the wild, nests in woodpecker holes, knot holes, tree hollows, old stumps, bird boxes, dovecotes, attics, cupboards, boxes, and in such nooks in occupied or unoccupied houses within or at borders of its woods; may also make leaf nest lined with fibrous bark, grass, moss, lichens, ferns, and other soft materials and placed in crotches of trees. Some northern flying squirrels use tree cavities in winter and tree-top nest in summer.
Among good shade trees are:—sugar maple; red maple, Pin oak, moraine locust, sweetgum, ginkgo, green ash, Chinese scholar tree, yellowood, black tupelo (sourgum), willow oak, laurel oak, south¬ern magnolia, camphor tree, and Amur cork tree. Kinds to avoid, although special circumstances may make planting any of them desirable, are poplars, willows, tree of heaven, box elder and Siberian elm.See Also The Tree:The ground sloths were once classified as a separate group from the two living tree sloths, but it is now thought that each of the tree sloths represents a line of previously ground-dwelling sloths. The complex adaptive characteristics of the feet have led to a theory that sloths were tree-dwellers in their very early history in South America, later be¬came ground-dwelling forms, and then returned to the trees. It is also possible that there have always been tree-dwelling forms.
CREATE A shady seating area under a favorite tree with a raised planter constructed from interlocking timber logs. These can be obtained in easy-to-assemble kit form. Attractive and practical, this wooden tree seat can be assembled in just five minutes, without the need for any tools. When filled with soil, the same design can serve as a conventional planter which incorporates seating areas round the trunk of the tree.
The logs, which are preservative-treated to ward off rot, have notched edges which interlock to form the walls of the tree seat and make the structure rigid. No other fixing is necessary.
On The Other Hand See American Tree:So may I suggest a native American tree, first cultivated in the early 1600s, the staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina). It's a tree that has few demands, grows so quickly that gratification gets a good turn, and though short-lived, is quite beautiful for many reasons.
American tree gardeners and nurserymen usually think poorly of this tree, likening it to a group tagged "trash/ and suggesting that it be put in only the poorest of soils and relegated to hillsides and then only when erosion seems to be a problem.
Choose a shade tree with thought toward ultimate size. Giant types such as American tree Elm, European Beech and White Oak, are likely to become too large for modern, low-built homes, especially those on small lots. Before you buy, familiarize yourself with the kind of tree you have in mind in its middle-aged or mature condition. Usually you may inspect examples in botanic gar¬dens, parks, old private estates, cemetries and suchlike places and at some nurseries. In any case don't buy only on the basis of what the young tree looks like. You might just as well select a puppy as a pet with¬out any idea of its ultimate size or habits.
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