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A Trivia Question - The Answer
The answer to the trivia question is...
The trees you see along the street are Elm trees. Cities in the US lost their Elms in the middle part of the last century. Million upon millions of trees died as a result of Dutch Elm Disease.(DED). Until I saw this sign in Regina, Saskatchewan I had no idea the battle still raged. Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan are on the front line and both have a good number of trees left.
Most of us never got to see our streets lined with this noble tree. Its fountain shape is what distinguishes from other trees which created a cathedral or tunnel effect down the streets. I am speculating here but my guess the current Arbor Day Foundation push for urban forests is a result of the loss of these trees.
All to often the Elms where replaced with low quality Silver Maples or other fast growing trees which as they aged began to look like coat racks and became a danger to life and property. Today you see many of these replacement trees being replaced themselves.
One can only wonder how the current line up of "replacement" trees will perform. In my humble opinion Bardford Pears just don't hack it!
A Trivia Question - The Answer
The answer to the trivia question is...
The trees you see along the street are Elm trees. Cities in the US lost their Elms in the middle part of the last century. Million upon millions of trees died as a result of Dutch Elm Disease.(DED). Until I saw this sign in Regina, Saskatchewan I had no idea the battle still raged. Both Manitoba and Saskatchewan are on the front line and both have a good number of trees left.
Most of us never got to see our streets lined with this noble tree. Its fountain shape is what distinguishes from other trees which created a cathedral or tunnel effect down the streets. I am speculating here but my guess the current Arbor Day Foundation push for urban forests is a result of the loss of these trees.
All to often the Elms where replaced with low quality Silver Maples or other fast growing trees which as they aged began to look like coat racks and became a danger to life and property. Today you see many of these replacement trees being replaced themselves.
One can only wonder how the current line up of "replacement" trees will perform. In my humble opinion Bardford Pears just don't hack it!