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Old 03-10-2007, 06:57 PM
 
Location: Living in Paradise
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Should developers keep the native trees or replace then with palm trees. This is an issue in NWFlorida. I like the palm trees, but the pine needles drive me crazy. Less maintenance with palm trees, larger trees are a problem during hurricanes.

What is your opinion?

City leaders in this northwest Florida town hope to ban developers from replacing native trees like live oaks and longleaf pines with palm trees.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...0,324433.story
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Old 03-10-2007, 07:15 PM
 
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Should developers keep the native trees or replace then with palm trees. This is an issue in NWFlorida. I like the palm trees, but the pine needles drive me crazy. Less maintenance with palm trees, larger trees are a problem during hurricanes.

What is your opinion?

City leaders in this northwest Florida town hope to ban developers from replacing native trees like live oaks and longleaf pines with palm trees.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...0,324433.story
Leave well enough alone.
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Old 03-10-2007, 07:33 PM
 
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That's the stupidest and most irresponsible thing I have ever heard! Leave it alone, already.
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Old 03-10-2007, 09:18 PM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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How about saying NO MORE DEVELOPERS! They are the problem, simple as that.
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Old 03-10-2007, 09:22 PM
 
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No more developers sounds nice to me! lol

Personally (even though I don't live in FL), I would absolutely NEVER destroy a native tree. Or course if they want to ADD palm trees for appeal, that fine... but to uproot a beautiful native tree is criminal IMO.

My 2 cents. : )

Tina
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Old 03-10-2007, 09:26 PM
 
Location: So. Dak.
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Sorry, but I feel the opposite. I absolutely love palm trees and they just give an area a totally tropical look. My preference for palms may be that they're exotic to me because of course, we don't have them anywhere in my area.
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Old 03-11-2007, 05:36 AM
 
Location: in the southwest
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I would be curious to know which kind of pine trees *are* native.
Longleaf is supposed to be native, right?
The pines here in my neck of the woods now are naturalized and grow all over the place. However, if you look carefully along the highway, you can see that the big ones were all planted in neat rows: they were originally planted by a lumber company. There used to be a paper mill here, and there are still two mills in Panama City and two up on Amelia Island.
Sabal palms are Florida's state tree and are native--they grow as far north as North Carolina. I don't see any problem having them around.
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Old 03-11-2007, 07:07 AM
 
Location: central fl
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I don't think developers are the problem as much as they are a result. Developers build where people are moving TO. they don't build and than say ok people i built houses in town somename, come move here. the problem lies more with the municipal councils who are voted in by the lcal population. the municipalities create land development codes that developers have to adhere to. trees being removed is a result of land development codes allowing it. most municipalities will not allow the removal of native species.
the other thing is that in america, land owners have the right to develop their land. If people want to or are moving to an area, which they can do if they feel like it, they need a place to live. developers build places to live. If the municipal goverment allows for poor developing, thats what will happen. If they have strict land development codes, things are different. If they are building low quality houses its up to the people if they want to buy it or not. if they are building on tiny lots, its because the land development codes assembled by the municipalities allow it.
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Old 03-11-2007, 07:43 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Sorry, but I feel the opposite. I absolutely love palm trees and they just give an area a totally tropical look. My preference for palms may be that they're exotic to me because of course, we don't have them anywhere in my area.
I have to agree with you jammie,I love the palm trees.
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Old 03-11-2007, 08:08 AM
 
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Sorry, but I feel the opposite. I absolutely love palm trees and they just give an area a totally tropical look. My preference for palms may be that they're exotic to me because of course, we don't have them anywhere in my area.
I agree! I love palm trees and they add to the entire "tropical" look and feel. The other trees remind me of backwoods far far away from the ocean. Give me the palm trees!!
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