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Line 224: − − ==Benefits of Trees== − Stormwater Tree Trenches help support healthy street trees in urban settings where conventional plantings have limited space for root establishment. Trees play a critical role in stormwater management from reducing runoff through canopy interception, evapotranspiration, filtering out pollutants, and increasing infiltration capacity of soils, to retaining runoff. Trees also provide a myriad other environmental benefits, from shading impervious surfaces and thereby reducing urban heat island effects, to providing wildlife habitat and improving the aesthetics of streets and neighbourhoods. Research has shown that healthy trees increase property values, retail spending and contribute to a sense of community pride and safety. − − At right is a list of trees that are known to tolerate conditions in northern (Zone 3) urban stormwater tree trenches. Line 253:
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See further details here: [[Stormwater Tree Trenches: Maintenance]]
See further details here: [[Stormwater Tree Trenches: Maintenance]]
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| Quercus rubra || Red Oak
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==Benefits of Trees==
Stormwater Tree Trenches help support healthy street trees in urban settings where conventional plantings have limited space for root establishment. Trees play a critical role in stormwater management from reducing runoff through canopy interception, evapotranspiration, filtering out pollutants, and increasing infiltration capacity of soils, to retaining runoff. Trees also provide a myriad other environmental benefits, from shading impervious surfaces and thereby reducing urban heat island effects, to providing wildlife habitat and improving the aesthetics of streets and neighbourhoods. Research has shown that healthy trees increase property values, retail spending and contribute to a sense of community pride and safety.
At right is a list of trees that are known to tolerate conditions in northern (Zone 3) urban stormwater tree trenches.
==Soil cells==
==Soil cells==