Sunday, 27 December 2015
When is a tree no longer a tree
Recently I had a conversation with a client discussion there tree and the comment that my client made was well the tree no longer a tree.
On the drive home and since I have pondered this statement when is a tree no longer a tree; is it when the tree is no longer able to Photosynthesis producing light energy into chemical energy such as starch and sugars i.e. dead tree.
Is it no longer a tree when it is no longer aesthetically pleasing/beautiful if this is the case then who decides if the tree is aesthetically pleasing for what maybe beautiful to me I love old stag trees maybe ugly to others as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and each of us has a different ideas on what pleases us aesthetically.
Or is it no longer a tree when it no longer produces fruit for harvest/crop or when it has poor form either from been suppressed of pruning conducted in the past such pruning can be seen in many a local street when the power companies have conducted their yearly pruning.
To me a tree is a tree while it can still provide shade, has an amenity value, provides habit for other creatures such as birds, animals reptiles etc. If a tree is still a tree when it still able to provide a habit to other creatures then a dead tree is still a tree
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