[Greenspace]

It is happening, just waiting on final contractor and a start date.

 

[TAS]

I would have preferred more coniferous trees if this is in fact the breakdown from the park rendering.

Also not much colour in the park for a winter city.

 

[thommyjo]

I would have preferred more coniferous trees if this is in fact the breakdown from the park rendering.

Also not much colour in the park for a winter city.

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Is the maintenance for needles/pinecones, sight lines, and bigger bases vs canopy’s why we don’t use coniferous trees as much in high traffic parks?

 

[danimori]

Is the maintenance for needles/pinecones, sight lines, and bigger bases vs canopy’s why we don’t use coniferous trees as much in high traffic parks?

I think there are some winter city and CPTED considerations. Coniferous trees increase shade/decrease sun access, which can be nice in the summer, but can make the area feel colder in the winter. Although I agree a few more coniferous trees would have been nice.

 

[buildings]

coniferous trees also turn the soil under them acidic (from dropping needles). This kills any grasses that may be under them. City of Edmonton used to (maybe still does) take the xmas tree roundup, put the trees through the chipper and use the resulting mulch to keep weeds down in shrub beds. Not saying there should be few evergreens but there's a choice between them and grass.

 

[Greenspace]

160 canopy trees
27 coniferous
29 flowering

Sounds about right. Coniferous trees are placed on the mounds where they won't affect the grass as much.

https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/WarehousePark_design_booklet_Nov2022.pdf?cb=1670018398?cb=1702466651

(page 9)

 

[Glenco]

Personally I find deciduous trees more interesting. Flowers change of colour and different growth forms

 

[Tropical]

Count me in as someone who loves evergreens, particularly in the winter

 

[TAS]

Count me in as someone who loves evergreens, particularly in the winter

I love pine trees in particular. Paul Kane Park is a great example of a lot of evergreens which makes it so pleasant to walk through in winter, but a nice variety of deciduous trees too.

 

[Stevey_G]

Swedish Aspens around the park perimeter babyyyyyyy

 

[Glenco]

I love pine trees in particular. Paul Kane Park is a great example of a lot of evergreens which makes it so pleasant to walk through in winter, but a nice variety of deciduous trees too.

Hate to break it to you but there are no pine trees at Paul Kane park.

 

[TAS]

Hate to break it to you but there are no pine trees at Paul Kane park.

I didn't say there was. But there are a lot of evergreens.

 

[TAS]

Hate to break it to you but there are no pine trees at Paul Kane park.

I went through Paul Kane Park over the weekend, and as it turns out, there are two pines side by side in the park!