In 1985 Charlotte, NC City Arborist Don McSween conceived of a major renovation project along 10 blocks of Tryon Street and two blocks of Trade Street, two of the major thoroughfares in downtown Charlotte. McSween wanted each new tree to have 1,000 cubic feet (28 cubic meters) of good, usable soil. In order to… More
This is a fascinating table compiled by Fiona Watt and Bram Gunther (both with the New York City Deparment of Parks) that we learned about at the ASCE Low Impact Development Conference.
When we were first researching and designing the Silva Cell, Tom Smiley, PhD set up a research plot* at the independent Bartlett Tree Laboratory in Charlotte, NC. We were confident about the design principles used in the construction of the Silva Cell, but also wanted to measure exactly how it held up against competitive products… More
This picture here is just one example of what we’re all about at DeepRoot. (Apologies for the car right in the middle of the photo — I swear, we are not all about minivans). This picture was taken in February 2010 in Milton Keynes, UK. Both trees, which we believe are chestnuts, were planted at… More
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