River Birch Trees…Wet Feet… And Doylestown Township Pa

by E-NewsCast Team
March 30th, 2010

I have heard that WET FEET are NOT bad for ME–says the River Birch tree.For humans, wet feet are VERY bad and cause “Athlete’s Foot”fungus on the skin. The soles of our feet are where the mostsweat cells, the densest concentration in our whole body, arefound. That’s why athletes who sweat so much often get the footproblem which also got their name. And what happens to our skinwhen we stay in the bathtub or swim too long?As for trees, some trees actually DIE if the soil thatimmediately surrounds them is very wet. CONSTANTLY wet. Just askany Norway Spruce tree.Maybe you want to drink a lot of water when you run, or do aworkout, or heavy physical labor. Well, similarly, trees thatgrow fast and grow large, want to drink a lot of water too. But,they don’t want to stay permanently immersed in it!That’s part of the problem with clay soil, the poor drainage andmoisture retention. Some clays can hold water over 40 timestheir volume. Wow.Even when rainfall is below average, there are areas on most anyproperty where water collects and the ground is especially wet.So, look for low spots, look where perhaps where there aresprings where groundwater constantly rises, and what aboutlooking for where gutters and storm drains empty? Then, plant aRiver birch Tree right there and watch it grow! The followingweb sites provide River Birch trees in the Doylestown Townshiparea: http://www.seedlingsrus.com http://www.zone5trees.comhttp://www.highlandhillfarm.com

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