In a related question, I'm curious as to why the park replaces lost trees with tiny saplings. Is there a reason larger trees cannot be planted? Is it a question of $$$?
@Goggla, it's standard practice to plant saplings. More mature trees often do poorly when they are transplanted, since their root growth is much more robust at that stage, and accustomed to a given location (so disrupting that can leave the tree very vulnerable to disease/death). The saplings don't provide the lovely benefits of mature trees, but it's the most likely way to plant a tree that will thrive in the future!
It definitely is also a money thing, and a practicality thing. The acclimation issue can be addressed with soil amendments. I paid $5-6,000 each to have two mature trees planted at my house. Practically speaking, this can only be done with vertical trees that do not have a large shade canopy, as they are otherwise impractical to remove, ball, transport, plant, level and balance.
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Nooo! That's one of my favorite trees. :(
In a related question, I'm curious as to why the park replaces lost trees with tiny saplings. Is there a reason larger trees cannot be planted? Is it a question of $$$?
That linden tree looks like it had been poorly pruned in the past, hence the reason for that break where it happened.
@Goggla, it's standard practice to plant saplings. More mature trees often do poorly when they are transplanted, since their root growth is much more robust at that stage, and accustomed to a given location (so disrupting that can leave the tree very vulnerable to disease/death). The saplings don't provide the lovely benefits of mature trees, but it's the most likely way to plant a tree that will thrive in the future!
It was inevitable.
Maybe a new tree here would be a place where people could remember the Blast
It definitely is also a money thing, and a practicality thing. The acclimation issue can be addressed with soil amendments. I paid $5-6,000 each to have two mature trees planted at my house. Practically speaking, this can only be done with vertical trees that do not have a large shade canopy, as they are otherwise impractical to remove, ball, transport, plant, level and balance.
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