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Swarthmore PA in Winter - The Great February 2010 Snowstorm

Yes - We have snow here...

Downtown Swarthmore PA

View of Downtown Swarthmore

The view from the warmth of Hobbs Coffee.

The Swarthmore PA SEPTA R3 Regional Rail Station

Drifting in the Swarthmore PA Station

We don't usually see drifts blowing through the station.

Just a few additional snow facts compliments of CBS 3:

- Every snow flake has 6 points
- There are 6 basic shapes
- Dry snow piles up faster
- Every State has had snow

Finally just one more thought:  The most snow produced in a single snowstorm was 15.75 ft/ 189" at the Mt Shasta Skibowl in California between February 13-19, 1959.  No problems here.

Enjoy and be safe!   And it continues to snow.......

David Henke
Long & Foster Real Estate Inc - Newtown Square,PA/Bear, DE
Office: 610-353-1199/Direct: 610-359-3853/Cell: 610-618-0808
www.DelawareCountyPennsylvaniaHomes.com

3 comments • David Henke Realtor (r) Homes Just West of Philadelphia PA • February 06 2010 08:52AM

Happy 4th of July 2009!

Happy 4th of July!

July 4 Flags

To All:

Swarthmore Parade July 4 2009
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May you have a healthy and prosperous Summer!

 

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Now is the time to send a message to Obama and Washington to stop throwing away our money,
stop federalizing energy, industry, and health care, and get out of our way so the country can once again thrive.

Woodlyn Ridley Parade July 4 2009

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us ......  that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom .. and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.   (Abraham Lincoln)

A Winning Bike - July 4, 2009

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0 comments • David Henke Realtor (r) Homes Just West of Philadelphia PA • July 04 2009 07:37PM

The Return of the American Chestnut Tree

Winter American Chestnut Scott ArboretumFrom beloved Christmas Carols to iconic Wyeth American paintings, the American Chestnut tree has always been deeply ingrained in our culture.  Once one of the bedrocks of our forests, farms, industry, and identity, beginning in 1904 the American Chestnut Tree has been all but wiped off the land by a century of blight.  It continues to fight for its survival and now with continuing help from its friends, the American Chestnut may be able to grow and thrive again in another decade or so.

Pennsylvania was at the center of its historic range and continues to play a key role in its future development.  Over the years, there has been multiple efforts at creating a tree that could withstand the blight.  They have tried both hybrids and cross breeding with other Chestnut tree types.  Most of these efforts have been in vain, but with the recent advances in technologies, the work may be about to pay off.

American Chestnut Field TrialThere are two organizations that have been dedicated to the continued propagation of the American Chestnut Tree.  The American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation, supporting Virginia Techs' Department of Plant Pathology, is dedicated to finding a blight resistant strain through open pollination from blight resistant mother trees.  The American Chestnut Foundation is backcrossing the Chinese Chestnut with the American Chestnut to eventually create a 15/16 American Chestnut with the dominant characteristics of the American Chestnut but containing the blight resistance of the Chinese Chestnut.

Locally, the Tyler Arboretum off Painter Road in Media Pennsylvania has a Chestnut Nursery which is working in coordination with The American Chestnut Foundation to develop the blight resistant American Chestnut.  Interested individuals can volunteer to help maintain the nursery as a Chestnut Nursery Tender.  In addition, there are some isolated specimens still in the area including one at The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College.

Scott ArboretumBoth of these programs are now meeting with some success.  With the continuing help and time of these organizations and many volunteers, some day in the near future our forests may once again be filled with the grand American Chestnut Tree.

0 comments • David Henke Realtor (r) Homes Just West of Philadelphia PA • March 17 2009 09:01PM