He is a wise man
who does not grieve
for the things
which he has not,
but rejoices for
those which he has.
...Epictetus
These are the two maple trees in the front of our home. We got them for free about 24 years ago from the Sacramento Tree Foundation. They give out free shade trees to help cool homes naturally and to beautify the neighborhood. Trees store carbon to clean the air we breathe and produce oxygen to improve our health.
You can request the type of trees you want. We asked for red maples but that isn't what we got. They might be silver maples. They are huge, healthy and have been great shade trees...but not red.
Luckily, a neighbor behind us has red maples for us to see and enjoy in the fall.
@brillomick We bought this home in 1996 too! There were two Modesto Ash trees on the property. They were full of mistletoe and looked awful/ugly. We had them removed and started over! The only tree we kept was a crepe myrtle in the front yard that has grown into a nice rounded shape. We also added a dozen new trees.
Ian