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Bradford Pears and Redwoods

The tree of choice in my suburb is the Bradford Pear tree . The city planners and home builders chose it because it is fast growing, colorful in the spring and fall, and has a full crown . Its primary problems are that it is good for about 15 to 30 years, and its long, vertical branches break more easily in storms . The Bradford Pear is a perennial, fast-growing, ornamental tree that line our suburb streets and sidewalks. Then there is the Redwood trees of the Pacific Coast that can live over 2,000 years and grow to be over 200 ft. tal l. These trees live in the rugged coast of the Pacific Northwest, and they c an weather the torrential rains and wind that batter the coast each year . These massive trees are divided into "old growth" and "young growth" relative to their length of days. The Redwood is an evergreen, rugged, long-lasting tree that lives before and after you and I walk the earth. I believe you can divide organizations into two types: Bradford Pears