Choosing the best native street trees for your garden — and for your community скачать в хорошем качестве

Choosing the best native street trees for your garden — and for your community

A how-to guide for choosing and planting native trees near streets, sidewalks, and curb strips. Help in deciding which species are best for your garden. Expert advice from Lawrence Abbott and Brett Desmarias about exactly where to plant so that roots do not buckle sidewalks or damage sewage lines, while getting maximum sun exposure and providing shade where you want it. Much of their infomation is specific for the San Francisco East Bay. They discuss how to advocate for a transition to native plants in cities in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, such as Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Kensington, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, Antioch, Brentwood, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Hercules, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Oakley, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Bayview, Alamo, Blackhawk, Bay Point, Diablo, Crockett, Port Costa, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City. Castro Valley,, San Lorenzo, and Sunol. As Doug Tallamy says, native trees are often keystone species which are the basis for ecosystems, providing food for insects and birds and serving as a habitat for the propagation of many species of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Trees combat the effects of climate change by removing carbon from the atmosphere and releasing oxygen.