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Brian Minter: Tips to select shade trees for high-density spaces
12.09.2023 - 17:13 / theprovince.com / Brian Minter
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Thanks to the foresight of numerous mayors, councillors and park planning departments, many of our cities have good canopy covers to help cool neighbourhoods.
This has become increasingly important as we experience hotter summers, but it’s especially true in many of the older neighbourhoods in Vancouver where these large, older trees are cooling down significant number of streets and homes.
We often forget the other values these trees bring to our cities and towns. They collect air pollutants, provide habitat for birds and pollinators, open up the soil to allow excess rainwater in the spring and fall to seep into the ground, produce oxygen and sequester carbon.
Traditional lots have been downsized over the years as high-density living is changing the complexion of both commercial and residential green space.
To maintain and grow our green canopy now we need to adopt a new planting strategy. The trees we choose to plant must not only be more heat and drought tolerant, but space efficient. There is no longer room for traditional, larger shade trees. So narrow, more columnar species should be the choice.
Fortunately research and breeding have produced more columnar trees representing a wide diversity of varieties.
To decide the best trees for our landscapes, there are considerations. Heat and drought tolerance are important, but so is the tree’s ability to be relatively pest free. With so many pest controls no longer available, insect and disease problems are serious. With winters becoming more severe, cold tolerance is also an issue, so consider
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