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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by Pay08 on Friday February 20, 2026 @07:40AM (#47087283)
I just realised I've never actually thought about how urban trees get water. I never see them get watered and I assume that would be an incredibly inefficient way to do it.
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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by dpkirchner on Friday February 20, 2026 @10:37AM (#47089350)
In Austin we saw water trucks roll up and water em with hoses out the back. It was weird to see after having lived in a wet climate my whole life.
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