The Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex has so few trees, why? (Houston: transplants, home)

[grindin]

This pretty much sums up much of suburban Dallas, not all of it though:

(Courtesy of subdivided.net)








And yes, Dallas is in the Praries, so no, there aren't as many trees here as there are in say, here in Atlanta or Charlotte or DC. It's not "treeless", but it's not as lush or green as the Eastern Cities or even Houston for that matter.

But the developers cut all the trees down here too and then put the houses up and plant these hideous little trees, so I guess we're no better. At least ya'll don't even have to worry about the additional inconvienience of bulldozing those annoying trees down out there in the prairie.

[WillysB]

Looks more like Plano, to me.

[grindin]

Originally Posted by WillysB

Looks more like Plano, to me.

No, really?! I swore I thought that water tower said 'Dallas' on it! I learn something on here everyday!

And if I recall, Plano IS in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, which the OP was asking about.

[Lakewooder]

Drive south on Inwood going over LBJ - when you reach the crest of the bridge, all you can see is Downtown Dallas rising above the miles and miles of trees. I feel better when I cross that moat!

[Saintmarks]

If you drive a little over an hour east of Dallas the scenery changes dramatically. The Tyler area looks more like my home in Georgia than Dallas.

The soil composition has as much if not more to do with the situation than rainfall and temperature. Pine trees nees acidic soil which stretches all across the south well into east Texas. The pine is the quintessential southern tree imo. You don't see pines in the DFW area except for a small belt that runs from Lewisville up into Aubrey in Denton County.

[garxhap]

This is one of my favorite topics in the Dallas forum because every time it comes up I can count on some Dallasites swearing there's no shortage of trees in the Dallas Metroplex. To me, that's about like the citizens of Buffalo New York saying they don't get too much snow.

[Lakewooder]

dude, I cannot even grow sun plants in my yard. I must have shade-tolerant plants. Check the nurseries in the city of Dallas and you will find that they cater to that need.

[ctrres]

They don't want to think there are trees, fine; it would only provide more incentive for them to move to the area. As it is, the place is already being turned into a giant concrete culvert.

[rantanamo]

I have a question, why isn't there desert in Atlanta?

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by rantanamo

I have a question, why isn't there desert in Atlanta?

Haven't seen a desert but can recommend several places for dessert.