tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post5835179938421360960..comments2024-03-26T12:12:09.501-04:00Comments on Florida Native Plant Society Blog: The Tidiness DilemmaFlorida Native Plant Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00395935687729160107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-64750223624887276682015-03-18T14:17:15.971-04:002015-03-18T14:17:15.971-04:00Nice job, Carl and David! Thanks for sharing!Nice job, Carl and David! Thanks for sharing!The Jolly Bloggersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-5095696343947590452015-03-17T20:57:15.817-04:002015-03-17T20:57:15.817-04:00I have left all of the dead pines from hurricanes... I have left all of the dead pines from hurricanes Frances on and have pileated, red bellied and downy woodpeckers nesting in the holes they have made in the trunks and branches. Osprey, eagles, great horned and barred owls along with several hawk species like to roost on the branches. I even saw a red headed woodpecker briefly last year. I just love my dead trees and find that when they are ready to fall, it is usually after most of the wood has rotted and only a small section remains. <br /> My trees died because they are in the nursery and couldn't handle the change in pH from the irrigation water. My other trees did fine, even after all the hurricane winds. Pine beetles do not kill the trees. Lawn mowers, watering and a change in drainage will. <br /> It's nice to here that another person has learned to think outside the box.<br />CarlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253032596505096870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189043384158652063.post-19726199027055009292015-03-10T21:55:49.399-04:002015-03-10T21:55:49.399-04:00Great post - leave 'em up!
I used to worry ab...Great post - leave 'em up!<br /><br />I used to worry about tidiness but have since given up and just started planting everywhere, leaving stick piles, saving dead trees, etc. The diversity of wildlife in my yard has increased exponentially.David The Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198938190820294516noreply@blogger.com