By L. Peter MacDonagh, RLA, ISA, LEED-AP This post has a lot of statistics. If you are tired this may not be the blog post to read. Reading it when you are well rested will probably help. The May 2010 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine has a terrific article in it, “What is a Street Tree… More
A tree’s quantitative benefits are not always easy to measure. There are numerous factors to be taken in to account, and many possible benefits to try to nail down: added value to the sale price of a home or business, psychological benefits, pedestrian safety, and of course environmental impact are just a few of the… More
Have you ever noticed how some cities in the U.S. call themselves a “Tree City USA”? I’ve been seeing that term around for years and understood it was some kind of official designation — but what exactly does it mean? “Tree City USA” is a program run by the Arbor Day Foundation to encourage the valuation… More
A while back we posted about a neat iPhone App for New York City dwellers to help identify street trees. Well, now something equally — no, more — exciting has come to our fine city by the bay. Inhabitat is reporting that San Francisco has introduced a crowd-sourced tree census project! The project, called the… More
While the Silva Cell system can be optimized for tree growth or stormwater management alone, ideally we try to promote both simultaneously. Our standard details lay out the basics, but there are still some questions about just how the Silva Cell functions on sites where it is serving as an integrated tree and stormwater management system…. More
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
By Sarah K. Faiks, RLA, LEED-AP Here at DeepRoot we’re very pleased to announce a new partnership with HydroCAD that will allow design professionals to easily model Silva Cells as a part of their overall stormwater management plan.
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.
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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