<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Downtown tree survival is a big challenge
for everybody. My usual response when somebody asks be about planting
native trees in downtown areas is: "There are no native trees for
those ecosystems". I suppose the only one you could make an
argument for is Ginkgo, as it has been cultivated in urban areas in Asia
for a few thousand years. Is a few thousand years enough time to
make it native?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">That being said, we've had reasonable
success with the following species: Sophora japonica & Ginkgo. We've
tried lots of others ( but I wouldn't call them successes). </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Tree of Heaven seems to do fine, though
we don't plant it. If you didn't mind the maintenance to keep it
under control, you could make a coarse pleached display. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Some of the other invasive trees would
likely do well too, as long as you can control the spread/less desirable
attributes. Maintaining a pleached Tree of Heaven would be less cost
& less work than replacing dead native trees every year. </font>
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Brian Geerts <br>
ISA Certified Arborist<br>
Urban Forestry Technician<br>
City of Brantford <br>
Parks & Recreation Department<br>
1 Sherwood Drive<br>
Brantford, ON N3T 1N3<br>
519.756.1500 x5511<br>
Fax 519.756.4893 <br>
bgeerts@brantford.ca</font>
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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:18:35 -0500<br>
From: "Dean Sheppard" <rdsheppard@rogers.com><br>
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Trees in Downtown business areas<br>
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Hi All,<br>
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I represent a local tree planting charity in London which is trying to
<br>
install trees in Downtown London. Species selection (and acceptance
by the <br>
City) is proving difficult due to concerns with tolerance of downtown <br>
conditions. I would find it extremely helpful to hear what species are
being <br>
used (successfully or otherwise) in other downtown areas. Native species
<br>
would be of highest interest.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Dean Sheppard<br>
ReForest London<br>
London, ON<br>
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> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:29:15 -0700<br>
> From: Jeannette Wheeler <Jeannette.Wheeler@edmonton.ca><br>
> Subject: [CANUFNET] Trees in Downtown business areas<br>
> To: "'canufnet@list.web.net'" <canufnet@list.web.net><br>
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> Happy New Year Everyone,<br>
><br>
> Like many cities, the trees in the downtown area is important <br>
> environmentally, ecologically, economically and for social and health
<br>
> concerns. Many trees planted in the downtown area have a very reduced
life <br>
> span due to street and sidewalk salt application, compaction vandalism
<br>
> ............... What are other Canadian cities doing to maximize/improve
<br>
> the growing conditions of trees in their downtown areas.<br>
><br>
> Jenny Wheeler, P. Biol.<br>
><br>
> Principal of Forestry<br>
> 12304-107 Street<br>
> Edmonton, Alberta<br>
> T5G 2S7<br>
><br>
> Phone: 780 442 0224<br>
> Fax: 780 496 4978<br>
> Cell: 780 910 7578<br>
><br>
> Parks Healthy, by Nature<br>
><br>
><br>
> EcoVision Edmonton is our vision for an environmentally sustainable
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> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:32:54 -0700<br>
> From: Doug Costigan <Doug.Costigan@edmonton.ca><br>
> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Trees in Downtown business areas<br>
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> Thanks jenny for following on this for us<br>
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> Sent: Mon Jan 11 10:29:15 2010<br>
> Subject: [CANUFNET] Trees in Downtown business areas<br>
><br>
> Happy New Year Everyone,<br>
><br>
> Like many cities, the trees in the downtown area is important <br>
> environmentally, ecologically, economically and for social and health
<br>
> concerns. Many trees planted in the downtown area have a very reduced
life <br>
> span due to street and sidewalk salt application, compaction vandalism
<br>
> ????? What are other Canadian cities doing to maximize/improve the
growing <br>
> conditions of trees in their downtown areas.<br>
><br>
> Jenny Wheeler, P. Biol.<br>
><br>
> Principal of Forestry<br>
> 12304-107 Street<br>
> Edmonton, Alberta<br>
> T5G 2S7<br>
><br>
> Phone: 780 442 0224<br>
> Fax: 780 496 4978<br>
> Cell: 780 910 7578<br>
><br>
> Parks Healthy, by Nature<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> EcoVision Edmonton is our vision for an environmentally sustainable
city. <br>
> Go Green! It's Our Nature<br>
> visit: www.edmonton.ca/environmental/programs/ecovision.aspx<br>
><br>
> EcoVision Edmonton is our vision for an environmentally sustainable
city. <br>
> Go Green! It's Our Nature<br>
> visit: www.edmonton.ca/environmental/programs/ecovision.aspx<br>
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> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:59:22 -0800<br>
> From: "Ian Wilson" <IWilson@kelowna.ca><br>
> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Trees in Downtown business areas<br>
> To: "Canadian Urban Forest Network" <canufnet@list.web.net><br>
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> The most important aspects seem to be (1) species selection, (2) soil<br>
> and to a lesser extent (3) water. Having a good quality soil
with<br>
> adequate volume is particularly important. We have used the
new Silva<br>
> Cell product as well as structural soils, and it seems to be working<br>
> well so far. It's expensive but we are looking at it as a long
term<br>
> investment.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Ian Wilson<br>
><br>
> City of Kelowna<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> From: canufnet-bounces@list.web.net<br>
> [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] On Behalf Of Jeannette Wheeler<br>
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:29 AM<br>
> To: 'canufnet@list.web.net'<br>
> Subject: [CANUFNET] Trees in Downtown business areas<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Happy New Year Everyone,<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Like many cities, the trees in the downtown area is important<br>
> environmentally, ecologically, economically and for social and health<br>
> concerns. Many trees planted in the downtown area have a very reduced<br>
> life span due to street and sidewalk salt application, compaction<br>
> vandalism ............... What are other Canadian cities doing to<br>
> maximize/improve the growing conditions of trees in their downtown<br>
> areas.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Jenny Wheeler, P. Biol.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Principal of Forestry<br>
><br>
> 12304-107 Street<br>
><br>
> Edmonton, Alberta<br>
><br>
> T5G 2S7<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Phone: 780 442 0224<br>
><br>
> Fax: 780 496 4978<br>
><br>
> Cell: 780 910 7578<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Parks Healthy, by Nature<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> EcoVision Edmonton is our vision for an environmentally sustainable<br>
> city. Go Green! It's Our Nature<br>
> visit: www.edmonton.ca/environmental/programs/ecovision.aspx<br>
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