I grew up in Irvine, California and for those of you familiar with the area from a long time ago, much of Irvine was agricultural with orange groves. Around my neighborhood, we had numerous orange groves that stretched for miles. Each grove was separated by a row of Eucalyptus trees on either end that would serve as a buffer for the freezing winds that came with each winter that threatened to freeze the oranges and destroy the crops.
If you visit Irvine, you will see Eucalyptus trees throughout the city and you may see the rows that now protect homes rather than orange trees as development through the 1980s and on replaced most of the orange groves. However, the trees are now half their height, having been topped off long ago.
Given this background, you might now appreciate why I took this video and wanted to share it.
This tree sits in the backyard of a Tempe home. It’s a georgeous specimen with broad trunk and numerous branches stretching out like a person yawning. I can tell you that it is an ideal treefort tree as I have much experience with that.
But most importantly, it is simply a beautiful tree that provides shade to the home and a touch of comfort and maturity in the yard. It probably is one of the nicest trees I have seen in someone’s backyard though that judgment is certainly for the beholder.
I think Arizona residents often don’t realize the value and enjoyment one gets from large mature trees around our homes. Of course, there is the energy usage aspects that shade on your home provides. But, I’m talking about walking into your backyard and feeling a warmth that only comes with lush trees and plants. I think this is one of the reasons why Tempe and Scottsdale are so popular and appealing.
I would say that one of the best compliments I can give about a home or neighborhood is the sense that when you enter it or walk into it, “you feel like you have departed to an entirely different place and are no longer in the wrappings of the Arizona desert and Arizona sun.” Enjoy this moment of tranquility in the video above.
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