"National Weather Service meteorologist Monte Oaks" https://www.expressnews.com/news/loc...g-16212397.php
I have an oak tree named Monte.
I hear ya. I was better able to measure our pines when the wind blew down large numbers of them (150+) a few years ago (70 ft tall).
The new hardwoods I have planted came in about 6 feet tall, and are now, just three years later, 20+feet...I gave them a good bit of watering in their youth, using the fabulous A.M. Leonard water bags...
Our landscape guy gave us three three year rule of new plantings, sleep (year one), creep (year two) and leap (year three).
The spotted lantern fly nymphs have emerged. The telltale sticky tape around the trees is starting to go up in yards and they’re filling up with little black dots fast.
Coffee and rain and reading children’s books.
Band of Brothers is GREAT television.