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In my posts I chastised the City for doing a poor job of maintaining their street-side trees. Councillors like to pose for tree planting ceremonies but when it comes time to budget for tree watering, these same councillors can’t find the cash to do it. I stand by this sentiment, but take back the criticism of this specific site. While the City provided the planter boxes (sometime referred to as “tree coffins” for their lack of space to grow), the unseen Shopper’s Drug Mart store to the left are the culprits here. The masterplan for this part of Yonge calls for the City to provide planter boxes if stores ask for them. Shoppers is in charge of the planting and health of these trees.<\/p>\n
So I was surprised to walk on this same stretch of sidewalk only seven days after my second post to discover that all the dead trees had been carted off while new and somewhat healthy looking trees have been planted (photo below). Sounds good right? Well, it’s not.<\/p>\n
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The trees originally planted were red maples. This type of tree is not well suited for the harsh life of a street-side life. What kind of tree was planted it their place? Red maple. Also of note, the City recommends that trees be planted only in the early summer or wet fall months in order for the roots to absorb as much water as possible. These trees might be in luck this summer with all the rain Toronto has received, but that will not guarantee their long-term health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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