Bostonseminole Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Good deed. yes.. thus his concern with Saturday since earlier this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 He's just in it for the beer and milfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What allergens have been high just the past couple days? My sinuses are on overdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Also, at roxbury district court after being delinquent for god knows how long because I've been in MD. First time. Here's to hoping it ends quick. Orange line broke down, almost didn't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 He's just in it for the beer and milfs. lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What allergens have been high just the past couple days? My sinuses are on overdrive. Lot of grass and Pine pollen right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Lot of grass and Pine pollen right now. Killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 White Pines... Aside from Oaks,, the worst trees ever created Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 White Pines... Aside from Oaks,, the worst trees ever created I was sitting on my back deck this weekend watching dust clouds of pollen blow off my neighbors massive white pines...never seen anything like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 White Pines... Aside from Oaks,, the worst trees ever created Why the oak hate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 White Pines... Aside from Oaks,, the worst trees ever created Yup. Add Norway Maples to the list too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Yup. Add Norway Maples to the list too. I like white pines, but those Norway Maples are beyond awful. This is disaster #3 of seedling sh*t dropping this year. WTF. Pines only have the yellow crap for a week or two. Otherwise, they are a great tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Is there a way to really narrow down what you are specifically allergic to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Lot of grass and Pine pollen right now.Must be grass cause there might be five pines total in all of southie. But I don't know a damn thing about trees, I'm assuming your talking about the xmas looking type of pines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 I like white pines, but those Norway Maples are beyond awful. This is disaster #3 of seedling sh*t dropping this year. WTF. Pines only have the yellow crap for a week or two. Otherwise, they are a great tree. The only good thing about white pines is that they are weak and snap easily in snow/ ice/ wind causing damage. Other than that awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 At least we'll get another round of rain to wash the pollen away...late April/early May was brutal with all the dry weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The only good thing about white pines is that they are weak and snap easily in snow/ ice/ wind causing damage. Other than that awful I like the look of them. Looks like heavy heavy cold when you have a grove of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Is there a way to really narrow down what you are specifically allergic to? Yes. An Allergist can test for specifics. As far as what type of pines, It's the White Pine in my yard that is producing pollen. The "Christmas Tree" pines are not pines at all. They're Fir trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 white pines are the biggest native trees in the east. nothing wrong with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Yes. An Allergist can test for specifics. As far as what type of pines, It's the White Pine in my yard that is producing pollen. The "Christmas Tree" pines are not pines at all. They're Fir trees. Learn something new everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Rained about 6pm at my house. Car was completely clean. This morning at 5am, my car was covered. Completely green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I like the look of them. Looks like heavy heavy cold when you have a grove of them. white pines are the biggest native trees in the east. nothing wrong with them I'm surrounded by them. They are a little unerving in high winds but we've lost surprisingly few in the 5 years I've been here. They are a beautiful and majestic tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanmitch Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I don't have a problem with native species even if they're messy. It's the invasive non-native species I hate such as Norway Maple, Ailanthus - aka "ghetto palm", and black locust among other things as they crowd out native species such as oak and sugar maple. There is a row of silver maples across the street from me and the front lawn is completely covered in helicopters from the strong southerly flow this past weekend. While annoying, silver maples are a native species and are an important part of river and wetland ecosystems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Sandy wiped out massive sections of white pines in SWCT. They are just now finishing up clear cutting and hauling the wood out. Neat to watch but sad to see large the empty holes left behind... http://www.aquarion.com/ct.cfm/section/Environment/page/CWSF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I don't have a problem with native species even if they're messy. It's the invasive non-native species I hate such as Norway Maple, Ailanthus - aka "ghetto palm", and black locust among other things as they crowd out native species such as oak and sugar maple. There is a row of silver maples across the street from me and the front lawn is completely covered in helicopters from the strong southerly flow this past weekend. While annoying, silver maples are a native species and are an important part of river and wetland ecosystems. Very true about silver maples and riverine forests, but they're also brittle and messy as street/yard trees, quite susceptible to ice and snow damage. However, my most intense dislike is reserved for Norway maple. Showing it on a list with oak and white pine is an insult to the native species, especially to Maine's state tree. Unlike the shade-intolerant black locust, this exotic pest will seed in beneath heavy shade and thus can invade all sites except the very wettest and driest. Its leaves closely resemble those of sugar maple, so its invasive nature can be "canouflaged" by the native trees. Best way to tell them apart this time of year is to snap a leaf off the stem and look at the base of the leaf stalk - clear sap, good guy; white sap, The Invader. Fair amount of mid-deck clouds atm in AUG, dews sliding into the upper 30s, breeze kicking up with CAA. Might have a dance with frost tonight at my cold-gathering BY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Sandy wiped out massive sections of white pines in SWCT. They are just now finishing up clear cutting and hauling the wood out. Neat to watch but sad to see large the empty holes left behind... http://www.aquarion.com/ct.cfm/section/Environment/page/CWSF The damage along rte 58 just north of me is unreal....guess it was the wind coming across the large reservoir with nothing to stop it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Sandy wiped out massive sections of white pines in SWCT. They are just now finishing up clear cutting and hauling the wood out. Neat to watch but sad to see large the empty holes left behind... http://www.aquarion.com/ct.cfm/section/Environment/page/CWSF I didn't take an extensive look closer to the shoreline, but I know the Merritt Parkway across Fairfield County had a ridiculous amount of downed trees after Sandy, many of which were white pines. Literally heavy heavy damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I didn't take an extensive look closer to the shoreline, but I know the Merritt Parkway across Fairfield County had a ridiculous amount of downed trees after Sandy, many of which were white pines. Literally heavy heavy damage. The 2010 nor'easter was probably worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinch1989 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The 2010 nor'easter was probably worse I've been driving the route 8 to route 7 corridor for nine years and nothing came close to the damage sandy caused on the merritt. There are still trees down in spots... Here are more white pine damage/removal photos: http://sheltonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Shelton-Aquarion-ForestLog.gif http://www.thereddingpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/red-ump-trees-5.23.13.jpg http://www.aquarion.com/userfiles/image/CWSF2.jpg http://www.aquarion.com/userfiles/image/CWSF1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Best Deforestation Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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