Federal effort will focus on marginalized areas in all parts of country and aims to reduce extreme heat and benefit health

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      1 year ago

      Not if you are looking at mitigating heat in cities. A 6ft tree will be giving a decent amount of shade after 5 years’ growth if you pick the right species. The trick is looking after them.

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        That is the trick. I unfortunately see a lot of spots in our downtown area that had a tree at one point that never got replaced. I don’t really understand why a Texas city wouldn’t want trees all over the place.

        Not to say they aren’t doing some things with trees right. Dallas does have a lot of green space and the new parks in and around downtown do have a lot of trees. We just have to wait to see what is still there in 20 years.