[CANUFNET] Tree Planting Programs

[Mark B]

I agree Steve, it is already happening form what I have experienced in Ottawa and not see in the UK. Tree are root girdled which were planted 30yrs ago. 
MB

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> On 8 Nov 2019, at 19:17, Stephen Smith via CANUFNET <canufnet at list.web.net> wrote:
> 
> I think the failure rate will go up in a few years when all the potted trees with circling roots being planted today get bigger and start to strangle themselves.  This has become the norm not the exception.
> 
> Stephen Smith
> Urban Forester, ISA Certified Arborist
> Qualified Tree Risk Assessor
> Urban Forest Associates
> www.ufora.ca
> off 416-423-3387/cell 416-707-2164
> -----Original Message----- From: Julian Dunster via CANUFNET
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2019 12:27 PM
> To: canufnet at list.web.net
> Cc: Julian Dunster
> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Tree Planting Programs
> 
> It is good to see the many planting initiates underway. It would be
> useful to know how many of these include a capital budget for :
> 
> a) ensuring the trees get properly established ( so, say a 4-5 year
> watering and weeding protocol) and
> 
> b) what the actual survival rates are.
> 
> Over the past few decades I have seen many well intentioned tree
> planting schemes attracting headlines. Far fewer actually succeeded in
> creating long term tree canopy. It is an ongoing issue.
> 
> 
> Many of my municipal colleagues bemoan the waste of money as they plant
> trees but have no budget to water them or maintain them in the years
> after planting, and so the initial capital investment is largely wasted.
> Out here on the west coast, summer drought is now our new reality and
> watering restrictions are commonplace, and even when not enforced,
> watering is expensive. On some sites I am finding it hard to locate
> anyone who can water trees well -  as opposed to simply dumping x
> gallons of water on the ground and assuming it will work.  I also find
> that gator bags have very variable success. Just because they are there
> does not automatically mean they work. They need filling regularly, and
> they need maintenance. I am seeing a lot of case where they encourage
> moulds / fungi and insect when placed too close to the tree trunk, and
> other cases where ants seem to love the moisture but plug the drains
> holes with mud.
> 
> 
> How many of you have a capital budget to ensure planting success?
> 
> What is the percentage  failure rate of the trees planted?
> 
> jd
> 
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> 
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> ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378,
> ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
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