Friday, July 31, 2020

Mack truck in retirement

 Here's two things you don't see every day, a vintage Mack truck- parked under a mature elm tree. The Mack tractor is apparently doing promotional work for the Canadian Home Hardware chain (holding up quite well under the onslaught of Home Depot and the like, thank you very much).
The elm tree is a rarity, most of the elm trees in Ontario died in the seventies and eighties due to Dutch Em Disease. It is a fast-growing hardwood and new growth quickly achieves a good size only to have another wave come through again, providing a constant supply of reasonable firewood.
 Between DED, the Emerald Ash Borer and now the gypsy moth, the local forests are struggling.


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