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Trees Planted by the City in East Portland Two Years Ago Are Dead Because the City Didn’t Water Them (www.wweek.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This hits the intersection of “it’s easier to get buy-in for acquisition than maintenance” and climate change requiring more maintenance than before. That said, native plants in the Portland area have always had to be drought-tolerant. Babies need extra care tho.