I think you're right and that poster knows little about Arlington and nothing about Lyon Park. LP is one of Arlington's most attractive historic neighborhoods with mostly original construction and large old growth trees. |
Hahaha! So mature trees are NOT desirable? Now I KNOW that you are joking. Good one! How does one "let" a tree grow too big? Are people in Ashburn required to practice bonsai, or what? |
How does one "let" a tree grow too big? Are people in Ashburn required to practice bonsai, or what? No one probably does it but here is your guide http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/pruning_mature.aspx
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No one probably does it but here is your guide http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/pruning_mature.aspx
I LOVE big, old trees. I love mature neighborhoods for this reason. I hate new construction with little tiny trees that will take 20 years to grow into anything significant. Thankfully, even the knockdowns in our neighborhood have preserved some of the great trees on the properties. |
Actually, they had a pretty large lot IIRC. Or at least a large driveway |
This about sums it up! The traffic must be godawful in the mornings |
| This is ugly but most of Arlington, while different, is also ugly. |
This actually happened in Sterling and the kid who made the mistake was shot dead. Shitshacks can save a life! |
I used to think so too. This is why I bought first home in DC. I am actually in a pretty, old tree old, house neighborhood now. Now that my kids are in sports teams with games in different neighborhoods all over Arlington---I am blown away by how pretty some of the neighborhoods are. They aren't ones you generally read about on these threads--but gorgeous!! My mom was even commenting on this and they've been in the area over 40 years. There are neighborhoods she didn't even know about and we lived in Falls Church when I was a baby/toddler. |
You know what that site doesn't recommend? Pruning a tree to keep it smaller. If you want a tree to stay below a certain height, you need to plant a tree that doesn't grow that tall. You can't just prune it to keep it small. |
Would you 'die' if you had to commute from Ashburn to Tysons, or Reston, or somewhere in Loudoun County? |
How does one "let" a tree grow too big? Are people in Ashburn required to practice bonsai, or what? mature trees look beautiful on a two acre yard. on your tiny lot with your "tasteful" rambler, they look simply stupid. |
coz they don't have the money to do it. |
+1 ! I love how so many DC and Arlington folks seem to think that everyone still works in DC. I'm a gov employee, we got relocated to Fairfax 2 years ago. |
75% of my agency works from home. |