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Do you see a lot of urban trees naturally propagating?
by kaycebasques 8y ago
Do you see a lot of urban trees naturally propagating?
- beat 8y agoLiving in an urban forest, ripping up wild young trees is part of normal yard maintenance. I probably get at least a dozen a year. Two of my full-sized trees in my yard were wild seedlings that I allowed to grow because I like those particular kinds of trees (a catalpa and a sumac), and they were in good locations. This also includes invasive tree species like buckthorn, which is a villain in our area. Buckthorns pop up constantly.
- kaycebasques 8y agoI guess one could view urban tree dynamics as extreme selection for certain traits. They have to be pretty, and in a location that won't inconvenience humans, and they can't do anything to inconvenience humans, like cause allergies, and they have to be extremely resilient.
- beat 8y agoAnd around here, they have to be ok if it hits -20F sometimes in the winter. I have a magnolia, and it completely boggles me that it survives and thrives this far north.