You know that tree on the street between the paved road and the sidewalk? That’s a street tree. Street trees are beautiful, boost property values and make neighborhoods more attractive. I mean, who likes endless concrete?
When we think of Dave Fadness, we think “volunteer extraordinaire” and “advocate for urban trees”. Having worked with Dave for many years, I am lucky to be able to add “noble friend” to the long list of extraordinary attributes and gifts he so generously shared. Dave passed recently, and need I say he will be greatly missed.
When we talk to people about plants, they often use “drought tolerant” and “native” interchangeably. (Sometimes we do it too) So why differentiate between them? Isn't drought tolerant enough? Everybody understands the “drought tolerant” part but what’s often overlooked is “native”.