[Mpls] R Cutting dead wrong about Elms

[Aaarty at aol.com]

There are several varieties of elms in the US. Some are indigenous,  others 
are from northern Europe. Some grow as high as 100 feet. Cutting is  probably 
not old enough to remember when a tornado blew thru  Minneapolis in 1980. 
Several homes were heavily damaged and one person actually  died when a tree fell 
on him. The too tall decorative elms provide shade but any  tree can provide 
shade. The elm was over planted. About 85% of homes in  Minneapolis are 
ineligible for the grant money for solar energy the state offers  because of trees 
that are too tall and shade the houses. 
 
We desperately need edible landscapes. Our streets boulevards,  parks and 
yards should have more fruit trees. Instead we ship in fruit from  all parts of 
the world in refrigerated trucks, planes, trains and ships. This  produces 
megatons of greenhouse gasses. This is just one of the eco-tactics we  must use to 
try to slow global calamity and let's hope and pray that the warming  of the 
planet is not too much of a geometric progression. More at my web site. 
 
Sincerely,  Don Johnson, Candidate for Mayor, 3808 Grand Ave So. Minneapolis, 
MN 55409 (612)  824 1111 _www.DonJohnsonMayor.org_ 
(http://www.donjohnsonmayor.org/)