Even before powerful winds fueled fires that have scorched more than 10,000 homes and other structures across Los Angeles County since Tuesday, the region’s urban trees were already in trouble.
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FILE - Beachfront properties are burned to the ground by the Palisades Fire on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. FILE - Embers are blown off a burning tree as the Eaton Fire burns in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025. – People across Los Angeles have worked for years to increase the number of trees that shade the pavement, provide a respite for people and even clean some air pollution.
New trees are vulnerable, and volunteers often have to go out and water them for the first few years.Past fires and extreme winds have torn off many limbs and taken down trees, especially ones planted in narrow strips of land where there isn't room for much soil, Vejar said. Some experts see tree losses as an opportunity to continue teaching Los Angeles residents about the place they live and what plants are the best fit, not necessarily the iconic ones of Hollywood movies. They would like to replace nonnative species like palms — which are more closely related to grasses — with trees that provide shade and can withstand extreme heat and drought.
For him it's another reminder that cities need to think about how we rebuild in general and how we reforest communities with native flora: “That’s what we need to do.”
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