Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 WASTE REMOVAL & BUILDING MAINTENANCE • Landscaping, Lawn Care, Mulching • Yard Waste & Rubbish Removal • Interior & Exterior Demolition (Old Decks, Fences, Pools, Sheds, etc.) GARDENS | FROM PAGE 15 Great Depression, some elegant parkways around Boston, including the Jamaicaway near Arnold Arboretum, were planted with red oaks, and they are mature and elegant today. Hardy members of the white oak group include chestnut oak (Quercus montana), swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) and post oak (Quercus stellata) but of these only the white oak (Quercus alba) itself is frequently seen in Saugus. It is a very elegant and wide branching tree. Connecticut’s famous Charter Oak was a white oak estimated to have lived around 500 years. The round lobed leaves have an attractive cranberry red color in mid-fall. By mid-November the sweet acorns have all been “cleaned up” and either eaten or hoarded for winter. When the ground thaws in the spring, some of these buried acorns will already be sprouting into new trees. Editor’s Note: Laura Eisener is a landscape design consultant who helps homeowners with landscape design, plant selection and placement of trees and shrubs, as well as perennials. She is a member of the Saugus Garden Club and off ered to write a series of articles about “what’s blooming in town, since so many people have taken to walking the streets in their neighborhoods as a way to get some exercise and get out of the house!” • Appliance and Metal Pick-up • Construction and Estate Cleanouts • Pick-up Truck Load of Trash starting at $169 • Carpentry LICENSED & INSURED Call for FREE ESTIMATES! Office: (781) 233-2244 Mold & Waterproofing EXPERTS • Sump Pumps • Walls & Floor Cracks • ALL WORK GUARANTEED - Licensed Contractor - JPG CONSTRUCTION Cell phone 781-632-7503 508-292-9134 Frank Berardino MA License 31811 • 24 - Hour Service • Emergency Repairs BERARDINO Plumbing & Heating Residential & Commercial Service Gas Fitting • Drain Service 617.699.9383 Senior Citizen Discount We follow Social Distancing Guidelines! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ADVOCATE NEWSPAPER FACEBOOK.COM/ADVOCATE.NEWS.MA
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