Comments on: A Million Dying TreesLA http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:13:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: veronica http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47149 veronica Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:14:03 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47149 Forgive me for anthropomorphizing, but a lot of those older trees never bother stretching their roots down that far when they can just push on the city water pipes until they start leaking. The neighborhood I grew up in had huge, old trees that had lined the street since the 50s, and they were all cut down and uprooted over the course of two summers because they were breaking the pipes. Forgive me for anthropomorphizing, but a lot of those older trees never bother stretching their roots down that far when they can just push on the city water pipes until they start leaking. The neighborhood I grew up in had huge, old trees that had lined the street since the 50s, and they were all cut down and uprooted over the course of two summers because they were breaking the pipes.

]]> By: frazgo http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47096 frazgo Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:58:28 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47096 I agree with you Lucinda it is a little sad to see a new tree not make it. What I'd like to see more plantings of is the natives, especially those from the mojave that like the heat and tolerate drought well planted in our inland areas. What few trees I have are drought tolerant now that they have been in the ground long enough to tap into the moister layers around us (or my neighbors irrigation system). I wonder when the day will come for any of us in the basin to be enticed into doing all native or mediterranean type plantings like they are doing in LV to help minimize the drain on dwindling water resources. I agree with you Lucinda it is a little sad to see a new tree not make it. What I’d like to see more plantings of is the natives, especially those from the mojave that like the heat and tolerate drought well planted in our inland areas.

What few trees I have are drought tolerant now that they have been in the ground long enough to tap into the moister layers around us (or my neighbors irrigation system).

I wonder when the day will come for any of us in the basin to be enticed into doing all native or mediterranean type plantings like they are doing in LV to help minimize the drain on dwindling water resources.

]]> By: lucindamichele http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47079 lucindamichele Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:44:11 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47079 It always breaks my heart to see trees die. Here's something with a potential life span longer than the average human, and we just cavalierly forget to water it. Really those trees should be deep-soaked for several hours straight several weeks in succession, so water can sink deep down, encouraging the roots to sink deeper--which will result in the tree tapping the water table--so you'd never have to water it much, if ever. The old trees here in my neighborhood are never watered, and they're glorious. But it took a lot of early love for them to get to a place where they could "take care of themselves," at it were. It always breaks my heart to see trees die. Here’s something with a potential life span longer than the average human, and we just cavalierly forget to water it. Really those trees should be deep-soaked for several hours straight several weeks in succession, so water can sink deep down, encouraging the roots to sink deeper–which will result in the tree tapping the water table–so you’d never have to water it much, if ever. The old trees here in my neighborhood are never watered, and they’re glorious. But it took a lot of early love for them to get to a place where they could "take care of themselves," at it were.

]]> By: Travis Koplow http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47075 Travis Koplow Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:31:19 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47075 Wow. Who knew there were so many trees that stink of bodily fluids? I don't know how you sex a ginkgo, walt, but I'm glad to provide the warning. I'm sure some nursery person would know. Wow. Who knew there were so many trees that stink of bodily fluids? I don’t know how you sex a ginkgo, walt, but I’m glad to provide the warning. I’m sure some nursery person would know.

]]> By: faboomama http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47074 faboomama Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:08:21 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47074 I guess I shouldn't complain about the burnt dried spit smell of carob trees then. I guess I shouldn’t complain about the burnt dried spit smell of carob trees then.

]]> By: frazgo http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47071 frazgo Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:01:40 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47071 sweet jeebus waltarrrr there's a cum tree out there too? sheesh what will mutha nature do to us next? sweet jeebus waltarrrr there’s a cum tree out there too? sheesh what will mutha nature do to us next?

]]> By: waltarrrrr http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47068 waltarrrrr Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:59:39 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47068 OMG! Thanks for the warning Travis. I was about to plant a freebee Ginkgo I got from Northeast Trees outside my kitchen window. Its bad enough I have to contend with my neighbors tree that gives off a pungent "Semen" smell each Summer! Now, if I can just figure out if the Ginkgo I have is a fruity one or not. OMG! Thanks for the warning Travis. I was about to plant a freebee Ginkgo I got from Northeast Trees outside my kitchen window. Its bad enough I have to contend with my neighbors tree that gives off a pungent "Semen" smell each Summer! Now, if I can just figure out if the Ginkgo I have is a fruity one or not.

]]> By: Travis Koplow http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47065 Travis Koplow Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:03:42 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47065 When I lived in DC I lived next to a street lined with Ginkgos. The thing is, the fruit of female Ginkgos (which these were) smells not unlike vomit. Really. It's vile. Once a years these trees would sprout fruit, it would fall all over and all of 39th St. would smell like puke. So there's that to be grateful for--at least they're not planting female ginkgos. And like Fraz said: welcome aboard, faboomama When I lived in DC I lived next to a street lined with Ginkgos. The thing is, the fruit of female Ginkgos (which these were) smells not unlike vomit. Really. It’s vile. Once a years these trees would sprout fruit, it would fall all over and all of 39th St. would smell like puke. So there’s that to be grateful for–at least they’re not planting female ginkgos.

And like Fraz said: welcome aboard, faboomama

]]> By: faboomama http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47059 faboomama Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:54:56 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47059 There is a double edged sword here, we do have this water shortage to think about and trees are waterhogs in general. I have no idea how drought tolerant these new trees are because I've never bothered to look them up. There are <a href="http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp009614.pdf" rel="nofollow">over 30</a> kinds of trees that are given away. One would think that it would pretty easy to match at least by left type the or work in a pattern a tree that would complement the existing trees. But only 3 trees showed up here all on the west side of the street where they'll get considerable shade from the houses from October to March and my street is all fat palm trees. When the other two trees die, I wonder if they'll still be counted against the Million trees. It's sad to think that they could have given me all the trees and they'd be very well taken care of right now. There is a double edged sword here, we do have this water shortage to think about and trees are waterhogs in general. I have no idea how drought tolerant these new trees are because I’ve never bothered to look them up. There are over 30 kinds of trees that are given away. One would think that it would pretty easy to match at least by left type the or work in a pattern a tree that would complement the existing trees. But only 3 trees showed up here all on the west side of the street where they’ll get considerable shade from the houses from October to March and my street is all fat palm trees.

When the other two trees die, I wonder if they’ll still be counted against the Million trees. It’s sad to think that they could have given me all the trees and they’d be very well taken care of right now.

]]> By: marshall http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47058 marshall Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:27:20 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/11/a-million-dying-treesla/#comment-47058 An issue that came up in Pedro about new tree planing were the concerns of business owners who were ticketed for watering street trees back in the last drought and didn't want to take trees in front of their business, because they thought that they would just get in trouble for watering them again. An issue that came up in Pedro about new tree planing were the concerns of business owners who were ticketed for watering street trees back in the last drought and didn’t want to take trees in front of their business, because they thought that they would just get in trouble for watering them again.

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