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There are some benefits for street trees that the article points out, including less competition for light, more CO2, more nitrogen deposition, a longer growing
by oftenwrong 7y ago
There are some benefits for street trees that the article points out, including less competition for light, more CO2, more nitrogen deposition, a longer growing season, and the opportunity to tap water/sewer lines.
- saltminer 7y ago> the opportunity to tap water/sewer lines Does this involve breaking pipes? How exactly is it beneficial?
- fredley 7y agoIt's beneficial to the tree.
- mikeash 7y agoUntil they do it too much and get cut down for it, anyway.
- hanniabu 7y agoA majority of instances won't involve breaking a line, although that certainly does happen. The typical case is that they'll thrive off of damp soil around pipes with small existing leaks and leach off that for hydration.
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