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Reply to "Mind your own damn business: enough with the insane heritage tree crap"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Six or seven trees on a city block aren't doing anything to combat runoff or global warming. They're just decoration.[/quote] Mature trees capture 25-35% of rain water that falls on or near the tree. 100 mature trees absorb 140,000 gallons of storm water per year. https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-xpm-2013-04-23-ct-sun-0421-garden-morton-20130423-story.html[/quote] [quote] Much of the water that does drip to the ground will be absorbed by the tree's fine roots, which spread out mainly in the top foot or so of soil. The tree roots also help hold the soil to keep it from washing away in big storms, Scott says. [/quote] The impervious concrete and asphalt doesn't allow the storm water to reach the roots where trees could absorb it. [/quote]
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