I don't know why they removed the one at 42nd and Spruce, but they may replace it yet. For some reason, you can't replace the tree right away, you have to wait until spring. For the record, even though I was basically arguing with a guy at the Fairmount Park tree dept. over my tree, he WAS very amenable to the idea of replacing it and offered to do so next year. That just wasn't the answer I wanted to hear at this point.
I've never been able to figure out how trees get on the list to be removed, how they get attention (or not). because for every healthy-looking tree that seems to get suddenly removed, there's an obviously dead/diseased tree on some other block that seems to wait for years to be removed...
On a related topic, my mom in L.A. just sent me this:
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I just saw an article on "California Gold" (KCET) about a Santa Monica city worker who used to inspect sidewalks for tree damage; faced with cutting down 26 trees, he had a dream of rubber flexible sidewalks. It ultimately led to the development of rubber sidewalks which have been tested for 5 years; Santa Monica is now the first city to use the modular sidewalks made from recycled tires when they replace their sidewalks instead of cutting down trees. (www.rubbersidewalks.com)
cool! I wonder to what extent it's the rubber or the modularity that helps save the trees? I've seen a few local examples of smaller stone/concrete pavers used around tree roots. seems like a good idea (more cracks allow more water for roots, more pieces allow more movement around growing tree base)
......... laserbeam� [aka ray]
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