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Posted by S. Barker on December 23, 2007, 8:30 pm
No, it's not a thing of beauty. And it's also not something you can do
anything about without killing the tree. But, you'd probably rather do that
than look at it. Another option: You could move into the real world, where
it doesn't burn down each year.
s
> By all standards known to me, a charred tree trunk is not generally
> considered a thing of beauty. Depends on how you live and how much you
> prefer green plants to charred plants. It so happens that I do care "what
> the trunk of a fuking tree looks like".
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> Walter
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>> You ARE kidding, right? You can't possibly be serious about caring what
>> the trunk of a fukin tree looks like.
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>> steve (living in the real world)
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>>> My landscaping was caught in the San Diego Firestorm. The house survived
>>> but the trunks of several Queen palms and Eucalyptus trees (all with a
>>> diameter from 15" to 24") were charred. They will probably survive but
>>> they look very unattractive with charred wood reaching up to 10 feet,
>>> especially right in front of the entrance area.
>>>
>>> State Farm Insurance will not pay for them because they may survive.
>>> They consider any plant as surviving (and do not pay for) any plant that
>>> has even the tiniest green bud on it, even it it's on the bottom of the
>>> trunk.
>>>
>>> Is there any way of scraping or pressure washing the black charcoal from
>>> the trunks? Any other remedy ? (short of painting them green :-)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Walter
>>> www.rationality.net
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