Sacramento is “The City With The Most Trees”
I was walking back from lunch with some co-workers and we were following a route where we were mostly in shade from trees as the noon-time temp was approaching 90-degrees. I commented on how much easier it was to handle the hot weather because of all of the tree- lined sidewalks.
One of the guys told me that Sacramento was considered the city with the greatest number of trees in the U.S. Of course I think it’s very hard to confirm a comment like this- I know many places in say, Michingan where the pine trees/evergreens are so thick you cannot walk through anywhere. But there is not a major city there. And defintely, the first thing I noticed about SacTown was the amazing number of trees- not palm trees, lining the sidewalks and in people’s yards.
I did a little googling and found this- it seems reputable:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_city_has_the_most_trees
I’m just glad I don’t own a house here with a large yard/acreage at I HATE raking leaves and they are all over the place here- anytime of year. Fall must be crazy with leaves everywhere.
But it does make the place seem a little bit more like “Anytown, USA” than te metropolis that LA is- sure, LA has “pockets” of trees (Palos Verdes, Bel Air, etc) but nothing like here. I will enjoy the shade while I can…
Hey there,
I just found your blog. Yes, DTLA in particular Skid Row could use more trees. Here is a project I am currently working on.
http://treesonsanpedrostproject.wordpress.com/projects-gallery/
Take care,
June 23rd, 2011 at 11:18 amKatherine