No need for gym membership!

      In reference to picking rocks I've often remarked that 'it's better than a gym membership.' Well, so is cutting invasive Russian Olive trees. Like invasive cedars, their berries are consumed by birds and where they defecate the seeds, Olive trees take root. These trees have sharp spines on their branches. Unlike coniferous, such as cedars, they are deciduous and as such quickly regrow when they are cut. This necessitates the application of a herbicide, such as Tordon, to the stump to prevent regrowth.

    Their are many advantages to being a senior adult. Today I experienced one of those advantages. After cutting about a dozen trees my back was tired. There are still more to cut. But, they aren't going any place, so exercising my senior privilege I quit.

Takk for alt,

Al

Russian Olive tree.

" Elaeagnus angustifolia, commonly called Russian olive,^[2] silver berry,^[3] oleaster,^[3] or wild olive,^[3] is a species of Elaeagnus, native to Asia and limited areas of eastern Europe. It is widely established in North America as an introduced species.^{[4][5]" Wikipedia}