Janesville parks lose trees
Janesvillians visiting their parks this spring might notice that the views have changed.
Something's missing.
It's the trees.
Last summer's floods—perhaps with the help of this spring's flooding—killed off about 50 trees and large shrubs, mostly in Monterey, Riverside and Traxler parks, said Tom Presny, city parks director.
Flooding cuts off tree roots' access to vital oxygen. But trees might die slowly, and the effects of flooding sometimes aren't known until the next year.
The local losses include oaks, maples, white pine and white cedar, also known as arbor vitae, Presny said. They ranged in age from 10 years to fully mature.
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May 11, 2009 at 8:27 p.m.
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39 year old Grandma? There is the first problem. I hope she gets life in prison.
May 11, 2009 at 7:52 p.m.
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They should try planting native trees that like water and not more oaks. Oaks are fine on the hills, but they should plant willow and silver maple in the floodplain.
May 11, 2009 at 3:06 p.m.
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It's not a matter of more trees or the same number of trees, it's a matter of the function they perform where they are. Lone mature trees are vulnerable to windstorms, for example, so should be part of a grove of trees of varied ages. Some parts of the parks need to be open space for activities, other parts need to be lightly shaded, and others should be dense groves.
May 11, 2009 at 12:55 p.m.
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Lose one, plant two.
May 11, 2009 at 12:44 p.m.
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Just drove by the park and there are plently of trees left. There is no reason to plant more.
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