[CANUFNET] tearing up pavement or concrete to plant trees?

[Grace Golightly]

Thanks, Rob, that's great to hear! I would love more information. Was there
any newspaper coverage of this?
I am an urban forest activist, so I'm not that knowledgeable about
techniques. I'm curious whether cells or 'tree coffins' would have been
used in this instance, or were they planted in bare earth?
Someone at the Friends of the Urban Forest in San Francisco told me most of
their trees are planted by tearing up concrete, and I want to ask them this
question too.
It is good to hear that this is happening!
Thanks,
Grace

On Wed, Nov 4, 2020 at 7:20 AM Reny, Robert via CANUFNET <
canufnet at list.web.net> wrote:

> Hi Grace,
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> We recently teamed up with our Engineering Department to beautify an area
> that was devoid of any street trees. We removed concrete panels, dug out
> large pits and installed 40 street trees on both boulevards of a section of
> road. Additionally, rather than installing standard metal tree grates, we
> installed cobblestones around the base to provide a hard surface area while
> maintaining a decorative theme. We prefer to use cobblestones in selective
> areas to allow for the expansion of the root flare. Please contact me for
> more information.
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> ROB RENY | COORDINATOR, URBAN FORESTRY
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> *From:* CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces at list.web.net> *On Behalf Of *Grace
> Golightly via CANUFNET
> *Sent:* November 4, 2020 12:56 AM
> *To:* Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet at list.web.net>
> *Cc:* Grace Golightly <gragoli at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [CANUFNET] tearing up pavement or concrete to plant trees?
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> Does anyone know of cities or communities that have torn up pavement or
> concrete, in order to plant more trees where they are needed?
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> I'd appreciate any links to articles or information.
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> Thanks,
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> Grace
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