GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 6, 2000 (ENS) Municipal ordinances are a good way to preserve urban tree canopies and lower city residents’ summer electricity bills, a University of Florida (UF) study suggests. The study by UF geography researchers used a new method to compare the tree canopy in Gainesville, which has a strict tree ordinance, with
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Forestry experts say diversity with trees is vital to health, abundance. The live oak, with its stately canopy that spreads shade over a wide area, is easily the most popular tree in Houston. Perhaps a bit too popular. Surveys of various local neighborhoods consistently show that 60 percent to 70 percent of the trees on
Trees bring both comfort and measurable benefits to urban environments. The problem is that tree roots don’t flourish under all that pavement. Now scientists think they may have found the answer. “The way we lay pavement is antithetical to how we want trees to grow,” said Nina Bassuk, director of the Urban Horticultural Institute at
The Urban Forestry Division is currently accepting requests for dead tree removal from street rights-of-way. To report a dead tree to the Urban Forestry Division, please call the 311 Houston Service Center. You can reach the Service Center by dialing 3-1-1 on your touch-tone telephone. You may also use the 311 e-mail form to submit
As our cities grow larger and faster than ever before, trees and plants are vitally important if our urban communities are to survive for generations. Right now, we’re behind. In fact, the 126-year-old non-profit group American Forests says our cities have cut down so many more trees than we have planted, the nation now has