Hi SSC members,

I was currious, what are your feelings about this issue? Miami Herald had an article about this issue on 11/7/05.

Obviously, don't replace all of them but a few shade tree's here or there would do wonders for the walkability of the city. Its not like most of the palms planted around here are native to the area anyway. I mean could you imagine Old Cutler Road or Coconut Grove with Palm trees rather than the huge road covering trees (before the hurricane thinned out the branches)? There's a reason why I drive down to Cocoplum circle and jog along Old Cutler...there's shade.

I hate the palms...we need shade trees...

There was a whole article in the herald today about the canopy trees and the replacement of the palms. I think this is a great idea. I would love to see this occur throughout the city, especially in downtown. As dave said, there is a reason I love Old Cutler to the Grove. The tree coverage is amazing and would do wonders in other parts of the city.

We should still keep palm trees in some areas. But, I would love to see a lot of big oak trees everywhere. I love Old Cutler. The Cocoplum Circle... not so much. It is very scenic but people are driving way too aggresively in cars that are way too expensive. Im usually too distracted to look at the canal or big mansions, not to mention trees.

walkin down miracle mile is great because of the trees... leave a few palms to remind us where we are, but chop most of em down... and screw live oaks, we need more banyon trees

I guess it goes back to the main difference between South Florida and California. California is a desert with desert oasis style palms while Miami is naturally a lush jungle environment with only palms along the beaches.

Why not plan more of every type of tree that will grow in Miami. Any addition may it be a palm, oak, banyon, etc would be welcome and would further beautify Miami.

miami without palms is like hamlet without hamlet

But, I would love to see a lot of big oak trees everywhere.Yes...I long for the beautiful oaks that I remember from my neighborhood in Lansing Michigan, but I can't help but notice that in Lansing Michigan we didn't have hurricanes.
Right now I have Royal Palms in front of my place. About 8 of them 70+ feet tall.
Not one fell in the last 8 years, and I didn't lose power in any hurricane of the last 3 hurricanes except for Wilma. Power was out for 8 hours.
Be careful for what you wish for. My buddy bought his Poinciana Drive house in Coconut Grove because of the beautiful Banyan tree. It created enough cover to have a thug pull a gun on him and his wife, and it was beautiful enough to crash into his house, put a hole in the roof, take down his wall, and leave him without power for twenty days.

That house was awfully beautiful with the shade...it's a little sad to see it now. no telling what the appraisal will come in now with zero shade. He can plant a new one and maybe it'll come back in one hundred years or so...
PS. nice one Style!

They should replace some of the palms with gumbo limbos, and black olive trees. The banyan are not native to this area, hence they usually fall over during hurricanes. The palms are nice and very Miami but they provide very little shade. BTW, the trees are budding again, it has been so brown lately, like New York in winter.

wait tell you have a hurricane then you would want palms

Yea think how many palms fell on cars and people compared to oaks and other big trees like that. I dont like the idea palm trees are really nice and they dont take up much room, easy to care for, and can survive hurricanes well. Whether they will make shade or not shade on a hot summer day in Miami wont help that much considering its 90% humidity in the summer so if you dont like it dont live there.