Vacant Planting Sites
Vacant planting sites are important to note during your inventory because they are where you will be growing your urban forest. A lot of the time vacant planting sites will be obvious, such as an empty space in the curb lawn, the space between the sidewalk and the road. At other times it can be more difficult to determine whether or not the space you are looking at would be a reasonable, responsible place to plant a tree. Work with your community to come up with a definition of what it is you are calling a vacant planting spot and make sure everyone agrees. Vacant planting sites are a important because they are good places to help expand your communities canopy cover to help reach canopy cover goals. Remember when planting trees to take into account your stocking goals, and make sure you are not planting too many trees from individual species and genera. Also keep in mind how upcoming environmental changes may impact the best species for each space.
Things to take into account when working to create your definition of a vacant planting site include:
Is there enough space for a tree to grow?
Is there anything that will impede the growth of a tree?
Will a tree planted in the space survive?
Does the community want a tree planted there?
BE SURE TO LOOK FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT LIES BENEATH THE PLANTING SITE!
(for example, utility lines, etc.)
Things to take into account when working to create your definition of a vacant planting site include:
Is there enough space for a tree to grow?
Is there anything that will impede the growth of a tree?
Will a tree planted in the space survive?
Does the community want a tree planted there?
BE SURE TO LOOK FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT LIES BENEATH THE PLANTING SITE!
(for example, utility lines, etc.)