The wind blows heavily pushing on the tree like a bully asking for his lunch money. The tree holds its own with some help from his friends. The tree is hold down by two stakes keeping him from being blown away. It's a slim larky tree, my best guess it's only took residents in my yard a year or two ago, but has made it his home. I am not sure on what kind of tree it is but with some research I hope to soon find out. However, I did notice that the tree is hold by two stakes to prevent it from falling on my window even if it's only three out of four chances. But with my luck it's a miracle it has not happen yet with all the heavy wind blowing through. When I looked at the stakes it seems as if my tree is being held captive which led me to wonder what are the purpose of the stakes.
After some research on the Internet, I came upon an article called "To Stake or Not to Stake" which is full of information about the why and how of tree staking. I took the information and connected it to my tree and its surroundings. And discovered that my tree is properly staked it can move easy which allowed me more comfort about the situation. And most importantly I found out the purpose of the stakes which is to hold the tree's roots in place. Tree's roots can grow easier in the dirt than in sand because a strong wind can uproot the tree's roots easier in sand. And since sand is what my tree is planted in the stakes are used to keep the tree from flying away. Now that I know my tree is being held strong by the stakes it seems silly to think the tree will come crashing through my window but then again anything can happen.
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I love the opening metaphor. I think your tree might be a locust tree. They have those small clustered leaves. Does it get purple flowers in the spring? If so it's a purple robe locust.
ReplyDeleteI would have been scared if I knew the tree was going to crash on my window. I like how you felt as if the stakes are keeping the tree captive. When you said that it made me think as if the three could move anywhere it wanted.
ReplyDeleteI like how you wrote about how you felt when you when the tree fell and also about the stakes
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