Tuesday, April 07, 2009

FDOT: Spending more taxpayer money on dead trees ... by gimleteye


What can you say about a state agency that can't even follow its own rules? I'm sure there are reasons its tree planting around Miami-Dade County puts up one sickly tree after another. Maybe it just thinks no one is looking.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

The most important question is who's benefitting from the sale of the trees?

Anonymous said...

I am pretty sure that the trees are sometimes in that condition when initially installed, as they lose water and light during transport, but, I don't think we can call them dead unless they fail to regrow nice green palm froms. As to who is doing the work, I saw a Villa & Sons sign driving through the area this morning.

Anonymous said...

I'm consistently horrified that we permit things like this in Miami-Dade. Those pits can't be used for restoration - and I beg FPL to prove they can. No matter the unreformable majority doesn't bother itself with things like facts.

Anonymous said...

I've got half a mind to get out there with a watering can. I hate waste.

Dr. Know said...

Part of this is the "instant gratification" issue prevalent among modern humans. It is difficult and quite stressful to transplant a tree of this size. And those look to have a mighty tiny rootball attached. Probably just another perversion of nature being attempted by the pink stucco developer crowd.

swampthing said...

Q: why does man kill trees?
A: because trees can't run away.

nonee moose said...

I sure hope those trees don't green up and flourish.

Wait a minute. Yes, I do.