And......they're finally replacing all the dead trees; 154 of them.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...long-queens-quay-waterfront-toronto-says.html
The Good News:
Trees are being replaced.
They at least have the good sense to change up and increase the variety of species being used.
Princeton Elm, Valley Forge Elm, Skyline Honey Locust, Marmo Maple, Autumn Fantasy Maple, and Jeffersred Maple.
The Bad News:
First they are doing this in fall. Which for these species should be fine, but spring is always better, particularly if salt conditions are clearly part of the problem.
Second, they are not changing the actual planting conditions such that the risk of salt damage will decline materially, they are merely hoping that this selection of species will be more salt tolerant (it should be......)
Third, they are using a lot of cultivar clones which still subjects them to undue risk of similar disease.
Note in the article the quote from LEAF which hints at the issues around salt, and around severely trimmed root balls which I highlighted recently in discussing the new Habour Street trees.