More walnuts on a branch I had been tempted to cut.This branch hangs over the parking area a bit so I'm thinking maybe it should be cut before a typhoon comes and bashed it repeatedly onto a car. I guess we could just make sure no cars are under it during a typhoon. The tree probably helps provide protection from stuff sent flying around during typhoons. It was probably bushes just inside a wall by the road that kept part of the neighbors car port from hitting some of our big sliding door windows... Trees probably don't get enough credit for protecting the neighborhood, not just they way they help keep the temperatures down a bit during extreme heat.. I saw a landscaping teacher give a presentation about how trees kept homes from sliding into streets during the big Kobe earthquake. Trucks and other equipment can get around the city much quicker if homes do not have to be removed from the roadways first. During typhoons it's fascinating to watch the tree branches waving around, never all in the same direction, adjusting to the winds. As long as you're sensible about spacing and trimming trees so they don't fall on the house I imagine they protect buildings from the high winds a bit too.. It would be great to surround the house with these walnut trees, even up close. Just coppice them so they don't get tall enough to fall over. They could cool the house away from the sun in the summer, and let the sun hit during the winter after the leaves fall in the autumn... This tree was cut low 2 or 3 years ago and came back with a vengeance. I wonder how much coppicing (萌芽更新、 蘖、 ひこばえ) could contribute to energy independence, viewed holistically all the costs and benefits compared to fossil fuels and whatnot...
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