Trees Wanted Now Dish by Design by Laura Dyer Hild - February 21, 2016February 21, 2016106 The opening image depicts a beautiful tree displayed quite prominently on the side of an old brick building in Manchester at the corner of Hull and Cowardin. In stark contrast to this image is the reality of the Hull Street corridor without the beauty of trees lining its main thoroughfare. Instead of figuratively suggesting trees, let’s literally plant them and organize that process now. Below is an image that shows all the ways trees are good for us and the environment. Credit to yourleaf.org To help kick start this, please go to our Manchester: 10 Things You Can Do Now and zero in on #7 Trees, Trees, More Trees, and Green Space. We need benefactors, volunteers, anyone that can give to the cause. Please email Capital Trees NOW and tell them you’d love to see them take Manchester on as a project so that we may be able to green our Manchester neighborhood. Or even better yet, if you or a benefactor that you know would be willing to contribute to this cause, please contact us with details. Arbor Day is coming up on April 29th for Virginia. Let’s get this started so we can celebrate that day with the beauty of trees in our neighborhood. Photo credit to Richmond on the James for tree mural.
RT @DogtownDish: Trees Wanted Now. Instead of figuratively suggesting trees, let’s literally plant them now. #rva #manchesterrva https://t… Reply
RT @DogtownDish: Trees Wanted Now. Instead of figuratively suggesting trees, let’s literally plant them now. #rva #manchesterrva https://t… Reply
RT @DogtownDish: Trees Wanted Now. Instead of figuratively suggesting trees, let’s literally plant them now. #rva #manchesterrva https://t… Reply
RT @DogtownDish: Trees Wanted Now. Instead of figuratively suggesting trees, let’s literally plant them now. #rva #manchesterrva https://t… Reply
The problem isn’t getting the trees, or even planting them. The problem is the city keeping them watered. Every year they plant hundreds of trees that die. If they can’t keep their own tress alive, how can they support even more new plantings. Start with that, and it will happen quickly Reply
Agreed & great point. However, we already have committed weekly tree waterers lined up for you (us). Given the relative ease you mention, sounds like you might be in a position to line up and pay for/plant the trees. Sounds great if so, thank you for that! Can you have them planted by this Spring? We have ~70 tree wells on Hull Street. Let us know so we can get our watering truck fired up, so we can do the hard part. And no we aren’t kidding. Reply
Yes yes yes!!! And empty green spaces community gardens. Especially in food desserts. Charlie PLEASE. you have the resources. The knowledge. Understand the importance. Love the city and the kids. This would be a gift with an impact that could hardly be measured Reply
Manchester Alliance the business & neighborhood association has already spoke to the city arborist about more trees. However, the BEST time to plant a tree is in the Fall not Arbor Day. And Matt Daly is right, watering new trees is so important for survival. Talk to Manchester Alliance about where they are with the trees. Reply
We are aware of Sam McDonald’s work on this, we are in close discussions/collaboration. The City typically will not plant trees, especially such a large quantity, unless someone pays for them and hence the suggestion for involving Capital Trees. As of yet, Capital Trees has not decided to sponsor the project. Hence why we need people to send emails to Capital Trees encouraging them to take on the project. Regarding planting, both Spring and Fall are OK (yes Fall may be best), but watering is the key. Reply
