Comments on: Adopt-a-tree http://wotbn.net/adopt-a-tree/ News from the Carytown and Museum District areas Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:38:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Harry http://wotbn.net/adopt-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-123637 Harry Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:07:13 +0000 http://wotbn.net/?p=1286#comment-123637 This tree is one of my favorite arborial manifestations in Richmond. It's so wonderful, big and lush. Anybody know what kind it is? Following up on this, here's a hearbreaking image from 1915, of an estimated 300-year-old tree getting taken down due to street work on Park Avenue. http://richmondthenandnow.com/Images/Historic-Richmond/300-year-old-tree-big.jpg Taking down an otherwise healthy living thing like this is tantamount to a kind of murder; or like taking a wrecking ball to some classic building. This tree is one of my favorite arborial manifestations in Richmond. It’s so wonderful, big and lush. Anybody know what kind it is?

Following up on this, here’s a hearbreaking image from 1915, of an estimated 300-year-old tree getting taken down due to street work on Park Avenue.

http://richmondthenandnow.com/Images/Historic-Richmond/300-year-old-tree-big.jpg

Taking down an otherwise healthy living thing like this is tantamount to a kind of murder; or like taking a wrecking ball to some classic building.

]]> By: Fiona http://wotbn.net/adopt-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-121093 Fiona Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:30:42 +0000 http://wotbn.net/?p=1286#comment-121093 city arborists have plenty to do without cutting down "healthy" trees...i have faith those guys are doing the right thing...they are on a shoestring budget and minimal staff, i am going to assume they are not looking for random stuff to cut down to keep themselves busy city arborists have plenty to do without cutting down “healthy” trees…i have faith those guys are doing the right thing…they are on a shoestring budget and minimal staff, i am going to assume they are not looking for random stuff to cut down to keep themselves busy

]]> By: paul_h http://wotbn.net/adopt-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-120816 paul_h Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:33:05 +0000 http://wotbn.net/?p=1286#comment-120816 I know this tree. Isn't it great and beautiful and perfectly shaped? In the fall it puts on a great show of yellow and gold. I've always marveled how it remained so grand in its asphalt garden. I know this tree. Isn’t it great and beautiful and perfectly shaped? In the fall it puts on a great show of yellow and gold. I’ve always marveled how it remained so grand in its asphalt garden.

]]> By: Sean http://wotbn.net/adopt-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-120713 Sean Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:29:13 +0000 http://wotbn.net/?p=1286#comment-120713 I guess my cynicism is getting the best of me... I have seen a good number of seemingly health trees marked with signs that they will be cut down soon. So we can pay the city $50 to plant a new tree, but they won't leave the existing ones alone? I guess my cynicism is getting the best of me… I have seen a good number of seemingly health trees marked with signs that they will be cut down soon. So we can pay the city $50 to plant a new tree, but they won’t leave the existing ones alone?

]]> By: Dave http://wotbn.net/adopt-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-120650 Dave Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:25:56 +0000 http://wotbn.net/?p=1286#comment-120650 I paid the City $50 for a tree last November. Now it's the end of April and still no tree the planter box that's in front of our office. What makes it more frustrating is they won't return any of our emails or phone calls trying to find out where the tree is. If I had it to do again, I would have paid $25 at Lowe's and bought and planted a tree on my one!!!! I paid the City $50 for a tree last November. Now it’s the end of April and still no tree the planter box that’s in front of our office. What makes it more frustrating is they won’t return any of our emails or phone calls trying to find out where the tree is. If I had it to do again, I would have paid $25 at Lowe’s and bought and planted a tree on my one!!!!

]]> By: SC http://wotbn.net/adopt-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-120553 SC Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:27:26 +0000 http://wotbn.net/?p=1286#comment-120553 I love this tree and it is nice to see someone else enjoying it as well. It's next to the Gold's Gym and it is wonderful that it isn't next to any utility lines so it has never been brutally trimmed. I love this tree and it is nice to see someone else enjoying it as well. It’s next to the Gold’s Gym and it is wonderful that it isn’t next to any utility lines so it has never been brutally trimmed.

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