{"id":107935,"date":"2019-06-09T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tending-trees-a-lifes-work\/"},"modified":"2019-06-09T12:08:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T05:08:18","slug":"tending-trees-a-lifes-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tending-trees-a-lifes-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Tending trees: a life\u2019s work"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s slow work, but looking after trees has its own rewardsI am a custodian of trees, a guardian of green leaf. And there is nothing greener than new-born leaf, unless it is the kitten-soft needles of spring larch. We have returned to the Danish plot for the bank holiday with summer work to do \u2013 and we turn in from the path to a cathedral window of shimmering, shivering life. The trees have come into their own.The birch are shedding bark, paper thin. Most beech have a fuzz of citrus-green leaf. Other trees are yet reluctant. It has been dry, the soil here sandy this close to the beach. I set up a hose in the sheltered spots under the canopy to give them a kick start before the forecast rain. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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