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Nature abhors a monoculture. Forests with 'resistant' strains will end up causing more problems if they are only a few types of trees. Maybe we should do nothi
by Afforess 10y ago
Nature abhors a monoculture. Forests with 'resistant' strains will end up causing more problems if they are only a few types of trees.
Maybe we should do nothing, and let trees that are more capable of surviving fill in the gaps left by the oaks.
- bdamm 10y agoWhere I live (Sierra foothills), the Oaks are enjoying the space opened up by the Pine tree die-off thanks to bark beetle. People are paying thousands of dollars to cut down towering pines. I have five enormous oaks and four full-size pines on my 1 acre lot. That adds up to a potential liability of $18,000 or more. Doing nothing does not sound appealing.