Liquid Trees
Liquid Trees
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@ECEC
Any city manager could tell you everything wrong with having trees downtown.
Birds get into them and when they're nesting, they attack anybody walking by
Birds also shit on the cars parked under them, and most drivers look for shade to park under
Bugs get into them and attract birds when birds aren't nesting
Trees drop sap, which also ruins a car's finish
city workers have to spend time on the clock keeping the leaves picked up off the groundYeah, the drawback is that the algae don't provide shade.
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@claralistensprechen5th @ECEC Sounds like the problem is cars, not trees.
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@Andres4NY @ECEC
Cars and trees in the inner city are a combination of problems.
I did leave one tree problem out: they grow.
When their roots are surrounded and covered by concrete, the concrete buckles. So do the streets. Unfortunately, city streets are specifically for cars.-
@claralistensprechen5th @ECEC sigh
City streets are not specifically for cars. Freeways aren't even specifically for cars (buses, trucks), but city streets in particular are definitely not just for cars.
Tree roots are a solved problem. Lots of city master plans and similar documents have a list of trees allowed in the public right-of-way that have root systems compatible with sidewalks and roads. Some trees have roots that buckle concrete, others have roots that don't. Choose wisely.
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@Andres4NY @claralistensprechen5th @ECEC Trees were here first. Streets (pavement) are an attempt to tame the world. The arrogance of thinking we (humans) can & should assert our will over the world is the problem; street trees are a solution.
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@rejinl @Andres4NY @ECEC
...except they are not. What you're in favor of is no cities. Not gonna happen.-
@claralistensprechen5th @rejinl @ECEC She said 'street trees', which are have shown clear benefits to dense cities all over the world. They're incompatible with on-street parking, though.
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@Andres4NY @rejinl @ECEC
I was simply answering the "stupid question" part, so there's that.
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@claralistensprechen5th @Andres4NY @ECEC You're saying pro street trees = anti cities? Lol, ok.
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