clynn You're right about the $$$$ of kona coffee. It's not quite as much if you buy it while on one of the islands. Hawaii Island (Kona) and Kauai both big on coffee now, both get good reviews. When I send clients on trip to Hawaii I ask them to bring me back some (I repay them) just so I get fresh and save a wee bit. But they do have periodic discounts and I am on mailing lists for notice. Lucky me? E4E you have to have kona available where you're at. I don't even know if Starbucks has 100% kona. Do they? I know it costs $4 for a tea.
Tony's son bought home down in Naples 3 years ago. I sent a feeler out but have nothing back yet. Most of their grids there seem to be down. His daughter just invested in property last year that she'll be using during snow months. She should be in IL right now. Heard nothing from her yet either.
KB I'm an ash tree protector, too. I did have 4, but had to take one down. The other 3 are surviving, seem to be getting denser as a matter of fact. I give them that treatment every other year, too. Mine are in the back yard so their my responsibility and my property, my expense.
My ash have a weird habit re leaves. They're not early, earliest would be my aspen. The ash also change color, aspen turns yellow in August and crunchy. What is strange behavior for ash? - When they decide it is time, they all fall at the same time and all shed their leaves totally in hours. It's like "OK guys, lets go."
Good part about that is the yard only has one rake/cleanup job. This is totally the opposite of the crimson maple. Lots of BIG leaves take a month and several cleanups. Good thing is the tree is in front and they usually decide to blow down the street to the neighbors. I think that's a good thing; neighbors, not so much.
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How would you describe the taste of Kona coffee?...I read it's so expensive cause it's hand picked and that a beetle has invaded?..
I like a dark roast coffee...
One I remember liking was in NO, LA....a cajun coffee, with chickory I think..haven't had it since i was there.
Yeah, my ash is in my back yard too, so my responsibility..$250.00 every other year...but, I calculated years ago that to crane it out over my roof would cost me around 4,000...so cheaper than that.
I had one in my front yard, also my responsibility as it was closer to the house, and I lost it in a big wind storm after so much rain it saturated the roots so it just up rooted...I replaced it with my crimson king maple.
I find my leaves on my ash drop first but not all at once!...my neighbor's ash in his back yard drops later so thought it was whether they were male or female but I really don't know...just observed all of this over 23 years....
If you recall my large honey locust is my boulevard tree so city responsibility is now marked to come down.
It was damaged when they found that gas line leak and did the big dig I am sure destroying too many roots in the process...My line of 9 arbors I worry about as well....they are also out there next to the locust.
The city forester said they won't replace it though they do for everyone else. I suppose it's cause my maple is nearby and my line of arbors...if push came to shove and I lose too much shade on the house I would protest.
It's funny too he said the trees were planted back in the day too close to the curb line....well, me thinks the reality is the main gas lines used to be in the street but since they moved them to the boulevards of single family homes well that's the real reason..
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