I don't think it's the worst thing in the world that could have happened. Callery Pears are pretty tough trees and they actually stay green for quite a while, not to mention they look nice later in the fall. I'm not sure what cultivar is planted in Asbury, but I'm assuming it's "Bradford". Unless you prune it very early on, this one is sort of doomed to the limb breakage. It's sad to see the trees go, but there are plenty of fast growing trees out there for replanting, especially Ginko. There should be larger openings in the sidewalk for bigger green spaces. I think that would be a great thing to have. Over by the pizza place it looks like there is room for a lot of plants. Old Man Rafferty's had a nice little setup. I think they even had a datura plant in one pot. I wasn't sure if that was a mistake or intentional. They also have a potted apple tree that fruited in front. Keeping plants in very large planters is just as good as street trees. Big concrete planters would be nice. There are so many plants that can replace the trees. I would volunteer my efforts, maybe put in some hardy/semi-hardy palm trees in.
--- In [email protected], "asburycouple" <asburycou...@...> wrote: > > If I remember correctly one of the decision points that led to the decision > to remove the tress is that many of the trees were approaching the typical > life-span for that variety of tree. I can't quite remember where I read > that, but I know I did somewhere. > > 30-40 year old trees are not history... I personally liked them there, and > in a perfect world would have preferred them to remain. But sometimes things > get done for a reason that I may or may not love but that have merit > regardless. This appears to be one of those cases. > > > > > --- In [email protected], Michael Downing <mkdown13@> wrote: > > > > Sadly, the issue of the trees being cut down has been going on since the > > beginning of the year - there was pretty extensive coverage in the tri-City > > News > > and the Coaster (don't recall that stellar beacon of journalism the Asbury > > Park > > Press quite catching on to the coverage). From conversations with people > > in > > City Hall, there was no other option or alternative and the trees had to > > go......it seemed to me back then (as it still does), that the utility > > companies > > and our local government saw an opportunity to re-do all the pipes and > > electrical lines using Fed $$, and took it. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: dfsavgny <dfsavgny@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thu, September 16, 2010 11:20:28 AM > > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Massive Tree Massacre Cookman Elsewhere in AP? > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "cathrynbe2002" <cathryn.be@> wrote: > > > > > > I check in on this list intermittently but, that, sweep-of-the- hand ease > > > with > > >which some want to paint bad decisions and the undoing of much of Asbury's > > >history and some of its charm is a bit striking and unnerving. It'd be > > >like if > > >every significant thing that happened in history, we just said... "ah.. > > >just > > >move on...that didn't matter, better things are ahead." > > > > > > It is malevolent because: 1. it could have been stopped and 2. people who > > >decide to chop down mature, healthy trees steeped in history, who don't > > >see the > > >value in them and are only looking at some misguided view of dollar signs, > > >are > > >people you have to watch out for. > > > > > > Cathryn. > > > > And there are those who see a boogie man behind every door. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
