Floridas Majestic Oaks

As I sit writing this, with a pollen count of 10.6 for oak for the 20th consecutive day, sneezing, with a clogged nose, itching eyes nose and throat, coughing, post nasal drip and watering eyes, waiting for the majestic April showers, all I can say is:

I’m sorry. I still love the oaks and the flowering shrubs and plants.

When I first arrived in Orlando in the mid 1950′s Orlando was quite a different place. I relate this often, as I grow older, to my grown children and my grandchildren.. The response is “Yes, I can imagine.” But no, no offense, you really cannot imagine. You have to have been there. Orlando truly was “The City Beautiful”.

On Sunday afternoons, it was a common practice for my father to pile all of us into the family car (gas was $.23 per gallon). We would drive around to become more familiar with the area. Two of the things that impressed me most about Orlando, even as a child, were the beautiful majestic oaks and the flowering azaleas. Especially in the downtown Orlando and Winter Park areas.

“I never knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read, and receive my company.”–Thomas Jefferson

I am quite sure old Tom was referring to after the cleansing spring rains. Or maybe back then people were not cursed with allergies as badly.

I could write several pages on the benefits of trees but I will save that for Arbor Day. But here are a couple that I know you will soon be appreciative of:

“The net cooling effect of a young, healthy tree is equivalent to ten room size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day.”– U.S.Department of Agriculture

“Landscaping can reduce air conditioning by up to 50 percent, by shading the windows and walls of a home.”–American Public Power Association

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Florida’s Majestic Oaks

I’m sorry. I still love the oaks and the flowering shrubs and plants.

“I never knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read, and receive my company.”–Thomas Jefferson

“The net cooling effect of a young, healthy tree is equivalent to ten room size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day.”– U.S.Department of Agriculture

“Landscaping can reduce air conditioning by up to 50 percent, by shading the windows and walls of a home.”–American Public Power Association

–Jim Adams