[va-bird] Re: Backyard Tree died, should I cut it down?

Hi Paul,
     If the tree is in a safe location where no houses or property are in 
jeopardy then leave it.  It will definitely attract Woodpeckers, also if you 
believe in natural selection, hawks will perch to see what is in the 
neighborhood.  I had a tree that died and it attracted owl, flickers, red 
belly, hawk as well as nuthatch,and creeper. I am sure there were more feeding 
off that tree.  It finally came down after about 7 years.  I loved that tree.
Regards
       Jack

> 
> From: foxchap76@xxxxxxx
> Date: 2005/05/26 Thu AM 09:23:12 EDT
> To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [va-bird] Backyard Tree died, should I cut it down?
> 
> I have a large tree that died over the past winter. it's about two feet in 
> diameter and about 40 feet high. Are there any "habitiat" reasons for not 
> cutting it down? I was thinking of cropping it at about 20-25 feet, and 
> leaving about three feet on each of the five branches that would remain. I 
> think I read somewhere that this would encourage woodpeckers (and others?). 
> No birds are currently nesting in the tree. Any ideas or resources you can 
> direct me to?
>  
> We have a quarter-acre lot in Arlington that backs to a substantial 
> neighboring yard, and two of the other four trees of equal size in the yard 
> are mature and in decline.
>  
> thanks,
>  
> Paul Blakely
> Arlington
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