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July 18, 2008
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9 comments:
It'd be a lot easier to stay cool if we could keep a few more of our trees. Is it just me or does it seem odd that the trees first have to be killed (by cutting a 3-4 inch wide band into the bark and then a deep cut into the tree itself) before they are cut down because, lo' and behold, they are dying?
On the other hand, maybe tree huggers like me just give it up. Let's just go the other way, we all agree we want our streets to look like those in Niles and we agree that anything living standing over seven feet tall has to have a band cut into it and then later be chopped down and carted away. Sure, this might mean we lose an basketball player and perhaps one of our local mortgage brokers, but... hey, they're going to die anyway, especially after someone cuts a band into them.
It is a bad year for Dutch Elm Disease. The banded trees are infected and will infect more if left to die a slow death.
Can't replace 'em with ash - teh emerald ash borer will kill those.
Cant replace them with oaks - that is the favorite food of the gypsy moth catapillar.
Maybe silver maples. I hear they are hard to get rid of . . .
Is that what those rings around the trunks are, a method of killing the tree? Maybe they are sick Elm trees?
And what was that dumb Tree Survey in the June Spokesman? Some of the questions seemed odd: "Would you support the removal of a large, healthy tree in your neighborhood? a. yes, b. no, c. indifference" "Do you think the overall tree canopy of Park Ridge is: a. too dense, b. suitable for our community. c. too sparse". Could the survey be a way to collect data for a change in tree management?
Reggie you seem to know a lot about our tree inventory, are Silver Maples the "Meat-Gate" trees?
As I recall from the articles, silver maples are the parkway trees that were invovled in "Meat-gate" and the recent renewed request to have them removed.
You can kiss our "Tree City" status goodbye, because it seems that the city has all kinds of double standards when it comes to taking down healthy trees, especially if you have the money to give the city if you feel your tree is in the catagory of a "nuisance tree". Now when Mr./Mrs. McMansion want to mow down all the trees on their lot, they just claim the tree exhibits habits they don't like,(which means it is doing things that normal healthy trees do),and according to the Forestry Department, they can be cut down. Follow the money folks!!!!!
Good topic! For many years it seemed the city was overloading on going green. If there was an empty space, plant a tree. I love the old trees and hate to see them cut down whether it be due to construction or disease. I also squirm when I see branches being cut down any which way because of utility lines.
Unfortunatly, we had two 100+ year old trees with dutch elm in our backyard. It cost us $500/tree to remove them. If a tree is in a parkway, the city has the responsibility to take the tree down. But, if the roots from the tree in the parkway collapse your sewer pipe (and flood your basement with back up), the homeowner is respnsible for the cost related to fixing the city curb, street and any other city propery. This has happened to several people we know.
We do not and will not have the city plant a tree in the parkway for this reason (we have an 85 year old clay pipe). For the past several years, we have had the city truck drop off a tree in our parkway for planting. Each time I have to call the Forestry Dept to have them remove the tree and remind them that we do not want the tree planted .
Wasn’t aware of a free parkway trees, but the city does have a share the cost program.
My home is 98 years old, and there are 7 parkway trees – 3 nearly 100 years old. They are a lot of WORK, especially in the fall, but the benefits far exceed the effort. My summer cooling costs are reduced by shade, we support a substantial bird population, and there is the invisible bonus of clean oxygen. I also have an additional 2 hardwoods and 9 ornamentals on the property!
I have old clay tile sewer lines, and other than normal yearly maintenance, I haven’t had a problem. There are towns you can live in that don’t have trees - developed cornfields toward Aurora.
Anon 7:39
I'm sorry that I may have sounded anti-tree; to the contrary!
My backyard is home to 11 pines and maples (no younger than 40 yrs)with many butterfly bushes, etc. I agree that these trees cool our south facing kitchen in the summer and provide a beautiful serene backdrop.
I was pointing out that in our 47 years in our house, we never had trees in our parkway. There were no trees in the parkway when we purchased our house. We think it is funny that when we have been approached (by the city)about the share a cost program for trees and declined, that the city just dropped off a tree (2 years in a row).
Most homeowners do not maintain their clay pipes, but there isn't much you can do to control the roots of the trees from cracking the pipe.
By all means, parkway trees should not be taken down to accomodate construction.
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