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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3007147, member: 27"]
That is a more flattering picture for sure.

In 1950, there were over 50,000 elms in the city of Syracuse.  Yes, they are a magnificent tree but when you go all in on a given species, you expose yourself to diseases and run the risk of losing most of your canopy in the event of a calamity.

That happened in Syracuse and it is important to not repeat history.  That said, I think having a row of trees of the same species lining a neighborhood block is so much more aesthetically pleasing than having a random mix of different types of trees.  Maybe that is the compromise between looks and longevity that we need to have maximum success here.

What if some day down the road,one block of James Street was lined with elms, with the next lined with oaks, the next with dogwood and the next with sycamores?  What if residents had a say in what trees were planted on the block they lived on?  What if people started to learn about trees, started to care about them and started to take pride in this part of the appearance of their neighborhood?

I think it could change the city in a matter of years, and truly make Syracuse a tree city.
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