psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Portland@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoTrees Planted by the City in East Portland Two Years Ago Are Dead Because the City Didn’t Water Themwww.wweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down14
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkTrees Planted by the City in East Portland Two Years Ago Are Dead Because the City Didn’t Water Themwww.wweek.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to Portland@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·11 months agoWell, I imagine that native flora that does fine in the environment in that area without being watered will probably take over if nothing happens.
minus-squareLandmammals@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoIt’s probably that the transplanted trees didn’t have time to establish a root structure, where a tree from seed would have had deeper roots.
Well, I imagine that native flora that does fine in the environment in that area without being watered will probably take over if nothing happens.
It’s probably that the transplanted trees didn’t have time to establish a root structure, where a tree from seed would have had deeper roots.