While I agree that "Having fir, hemlock, cedar and maple trees rather than spindly palms is (our) good fortune", we need to be careful about where to use these species. They all get very large. Under unfavorable precipitation and wind conditions, they fall over. This happened in my neighborhood, crushing a house roof and nearly killing a child.
These species are great in our parks, but not our neighborhoods and shopping areas. In those areas, we need to either use smaller species or replace the large native species periodically.
Bob Jacobs
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