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Re:Urban trees 'live fast, die young' compared to those in r... by sevensor on Thursday May 09, 2019 @12:09PM (#19869504)
Not to mention people constantly ramming vehicles into them. There's not a tree in my town that doesn't have a big scar on the trunk at bumper level.
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Re:Urban trees 'live fast, die young' compared to those in r... by RobotCaleb on Thursday May 09, 2019 @01:48PM (#19870435)
Not a single one?
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Re:Urban trees 'live fast, die young' compared to those in r... by yellowapple on Thursday May 09, 2019 @10:09PM (#19874467)
It's a town tradition to inaugurate a tree's planting by ramming it with a car.
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Re:Urban trees 'live fast, die young' compared to those in r... by sevensor on Thursday May 09, 2019 @04:04PM (#19871820)
You got me. I exaggerated. A large number of streetside trees in the downtown area have accident scars on them.
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Re:Urban trees 'live fast, die young' compared to those in r... by pkaye on Thursday May 09, 2019 @03:31PM (#19871450)
Not even the one in their backyard.
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