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Q: Will the green cities turn brown?
While philosophising, contemplating and procrastinating (doing f**k all), I was wondering about why the trees painted white at the bottom with that little red ring around the top of the paint.
Well, it seems it is to either control pests/fungi that can enter the tree, or from something else - freezing in the winter. So, if the tree cannot handle the freezing temperatures, or even the fungi, its clearly not meant to be growing there is it?
So a lot of these cities we live in that are being developed at a stupendous rate have tons of imported turf that needs millions of litres of water to keep it green (apart from the spray paint) and trees growing in dry, crappy soil, that also seems to be blasted with millions of litres of water. Ive even seen trees with what looks like a bag of saline attached to them full of nutrients.
I know it rains, but the fact is...there seems to be lots of beautiful things growing that are unsustainable.
Water comes from rivers and ground water supplies here, right?
Is it sustainable?
Will they water the people with fresh water or the plants?
What are your thoughts?
on my way to school while working in Beijing, i used to see litres of water being used on trees and plants that grew on the sides of roads. A small army of workers could be seen maintaining the place. While all of these trees and flowers (everywhere in Beijing) made the city look beautiful, during that hot summer i could not but wonder at the amount of water used in such a dry city.
