Solarpunk Urbanism

My city had a problem in a street near me where they planted the wrong type because the roots of the trees were popping up everywhere. They absolutely destroyed the sidewalk and every bit of concrete around them, as well as falling over during strong winds, to the point that one tree destroyed someone's roof. Eventually the city cut down every last one tree along the entire street, and planted new ones.

People need to be careful with trees, they're not a flower in a pot that in the worst case dies and you buy a new one. Besides the damage that was inflicted, the street looks terrible now with almost no shade and small trees that will take decades to grow to the point where the old ones were.

As the owner of several fruit trees, I feel that cities are right to not plant them on city streets.

The fruit makes a huge mess and draws in pests and create slip hazards.

They require more maintenance than most non fruiting trees so they don't grow too tall.

Things they drop have a weight that can harm people and property.

Food of a dubious source with unknown water supply could harm the public and leave the city liable, because you would have a hard time saying you didn't know people would eat it.

Trees are almost always planted too deeply and are males when dioecious species are used. It’s probably why seasonal allergies have gotten a lot worse in recent decades as most ornamentals are just shedding shitloads of pollen.

Near my place, there's a very narrow sidewalk that is obstructed by trees' root and trunks; That way, pedestrian were forced to walk on the road beside the sidewalk. Just brilliant.

The one on the video looks absolutely gorgeous by comparison.

Those fruits might accidentally feed someone poor, cant have that