Tree Planting: We Need More Trees, But We Need to Take Care of Them

When we spend 14k on tree planting we should make sure that we take care of that investment.

Damage from mowing and weed whipping; simple to rectify with a tree guard at the base

Preventable- the current failing condition of our cities trees will means this; we will have none to take over the job the aging trees currently do, soil retention, shade, oxygen production, and pollution filtering.

We are spending money on grandstanding in the cases where we don't properly nurture these trees. 14k, in fact.