Comments on: Plant Shade Trees (169/365) http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/06/18/plant-shade-trees-169365/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jonathan http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/06/18/plant-shade-trees-169365/#comment-998145 Jonathan Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:34:31 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13334#comment-998145 @Priswell (#2) – Theoretically, if the shade trees were located on the East or West sides of the house as Trent suggested, then south facing solar panels would still be possible, giving you the best of both situations. Of course I doubt you chose the location of the trees, and even if you did, no one was thinking of solar panels 70 years ago.

]]> By: Priswell http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/06/18/plant-shade-trees-169365/#comment-998120 Priswell Tue, 19 Jun 2012 03:30:51 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13334#comment-998120 “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is today.”

We have 2 70+ year old pine trees that shade our house. It’s a huge help to keep the house cool in summer, but they have also made it impossible to pursue solar energy options.

]]> By: lurker carl http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2012/06/18/plant-shade-trees-169365/#comment-998112 lurker carl Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:36:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/?p=13334#comment-998112 Most fast growing trees are short lived and easily damaged by wind, heavy snow and ice. Any damage they cause and removal will overshadow your summertime energy savings.

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