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Urban trees in Montreal (and presumably other cities) only survive through the summer because of the water they get from leaky pipes. > Maple trees drink about
by sharkjacobs 8mo ago
Urban trees in Montreal (and presumably other cities) only survive through the summer because of the water they get from leaky pipes.
> Maple trees drink about 50 litres of water every day, and it seems some of their hydration is coming from Montreal’s crumbling infrastructure.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreals-leaky-pipes-could-accidentally-be-keeping-trees-lush-and-green/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreals-leaky-pipe...
- Pay08 8mo agoI just realised I've never actually thought about how urban trees get water. I never see them get watered and I assume that would be an incredibly inefficient way to do it.
- dpkirchner 8mo agoIn Austin we saw water trucks roll up and water em with hoses out the back. It was weird to see after having lived in a wet climate my whole life.