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Opinion: If You Want a Tree That Will Last a Century, What Should You Plant?

from Concord Monitor, July 6, 2020

Opinion: If You Want a Tree That Will Last a Century, What Should You Plant? Concord Monitor, July 6, 2020 David Brooks writes, "I've lost track of how many of our tree species are being attacked by invasive insects, invasive plants, new diseases, the shifting climate or a combination of all four. Pine, oak, maple, hemlock; varieties of each seem like potential candidates to join elm and chestnut — and, soon, ash — on the list of tree species wiped out in North America. That leads to a question: What should I plant if I want the tree to last for a century or more and turn into a gorgeous giant like a century-old ash tree I've admired in a neighboring town?" READ MORE

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