Tampa's idiot leaders remove 110 trees in Ybor without warning

[jonknee]

Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

Oaks are a shade/canopy tree. Crepe Myrtles are an ornamental tree too small and shrubby to provide useful shade to peds. Crepe Myrtles are also deciduous, and tend to be one of the last tree species to begin their spring growth phase, leaving them without leaves for several months a year. Oaks in our region do drop their leaves, but they also regrow new leaves almost simultaneously.

FWIW, the crepe myrtles outside my office (Polk/Franklin--outside the Hub) are quite shady. They're also really messy when flowering.

[TPAMAN]

Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

Almost forgot...

My take is that Ybor is a historic district, and every resident and business owner is impacted by what the city does to the district, even if they don't live on 7th. To me, before the city went ahead and decided to redefine a key component of the district's look, they should have at minimum been required to make a public presentation to the Barrio. Afterall, if an Ybor property owner wants to change the look of their structure, they must go through a binding approval process. I don't see why the city's activities aren't held to the same standard.

They'll be back at it in a few years saying they made a mistake and have to pull everything out to plant trees native to Florida!!!

[Jasonhouse]

^Hopefully not. This should at least be more attractive looking than oaks that have to get cut off to avoid power lines. Especially during the months when the trees are in bloom. I'm still concerned that they won't be very lively looking in the winter and early spring months though, when we get the greatest number of visitors coming to the area.

Originally Posted by jonknee

FWIW, the crepe myrtles outside my office (Polk/Franklin--outside the Hub) are quite shady. They're also really messy when flowering.

That's encouraging. Do you know how long they've been there by chance?

[jonknee]

Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

^Hopefully not. This should at least be more attractive looking than oaks that have to get cut off to avoid power lines. Especially during the months when the trees are in bloom. I'm still concerned that they won't be very lively looking in the winter and early spring months though, when we get the greatest number of visitors coming to the area.




That's encouraging. Do you know how long they've been there by chance?

A while. I don't remember them being planted and they're pretty large. It's one of the shadier places in downtown, though the placement of the Tampa Theatre building also helps out.

[Jasonhouse]

Isn't there also like a grid of them there though, not single single row like will be the case in Ybor?

[miketpa]

I think it just depends what species (?) of Crape Myrtle they are and how much they cut them back. My neighbor has one in their backyard that's a good 30' tall but they don't cut it back every year. It also doesn't flower much as a result.

[Jasonhouse]

^Holy smokes. Must be an old one, whatever species it is.