How much soil volume is required to grow a large tree:slimwhitman wrote:They often also select the wrong species. Here is a list of the right species to plant in KC. The second page is specific to Street Trees:FangKC wrote:The City does a poor job replacing street trees, and the ones they do often die very quickly. It's probably because they don't install the tree properly, and have a watering source for it. Trees need a lot of water after planting to get started. The other issue is that they often don't have enough room to root.
http://www.ground-workshop.com/etcetera
Also, The Missouri Dept of Conservation and MARC are working to develop a complete iTree program to encourage landowners and municipalities to plant more trees. See thier efforts here:
http://marc.org/environment/itree.htm
http://www.deeproot.com/silvapdfs/resou ... g_Tree.pdf
I have always argued that our street engineers are blowing it (in too many ways to count), but in particular thier total hatred of street trees. Sidewalks should be at least 6' from the curb. 8' is better. Even in new areas, the standard is 4' or maybe 5'. What is the point in having a green strip at all if you can't properly plant a tree in it?
4' is too narrow (I took all these photos last week)
7' wide is pretty nice
Why bother with sidewalks at all? This is hardscape misery!