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recnilcram t1_j5kd9bj wrote

That's not insignificant as far as trees go...but also planting street trees is surprisingly expensive.

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DorothyZbornakAttack t1_j5kky71 wrote

Thank god. I hate Newark in summer time. Itā€™s so hot and gross, this will help.

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Langer1banger t1_j5m2o59 wrote

My company plants trees for 3 and a half times the price of the tree to account for time labor fuel ect...the average tree that will be planted as a 'sidewalk' tree will probably be between 8-10 ft tall and will be what ever is cheapest at the time usually between 200-300 max for that height(species doesn't matter because towns do not ever plan for 20-30 years and possibly sooner because of how little open area newark actually has due to population and over development when roots start to push up sidewalks and the height of the tree disrupts overhead wires so they'll plant completely inappropriate trees for the application such as locust or maple because it's the flavor of the month and again cheapest) so at the very most each tree should be about 1200 but then also take into consideration they will be purchased in bulk making them cheaper than a contractor would get them one at a time..newark should be able to plant 1132 new trees at a minimum given these factors...I'm sure that number will not even be half of that and probably less but most people will have no clue how to go about knowing how much it costs a contractor to plant a tree.

Edit - I just realized they are only planting 330 trees...2k of that 3500 per tree or so is not going toward planting trees lol

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Mile-Square t1_j5qkq3r wrote

The grant it not just for tree plating "a $1.2 million grant to plant more trees on its gritty streets and remove dead or hazardous trees in five target neighborhoods." Tree removal is pretty expensive, especially in an urban setting.

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ahtasva t1_j5mtu1f wrote

Basically the cronies are getting a 60% marks; sounds like par for the course šŸ¤£.

On a more serious note; curious to know what types/ species of tree is best suited for sidewalks in out climate.?

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Newarkguy1836 t1_j5mx71b wrote

They need to plant real trees and not these little Twigs held by opposing wire hooks on sticks. they're going to be vandalized and killed within weeks!

Second, no point in planting trees in front of vacant land about to get redeveloped.

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ScrollHectic t1_j5q6guc wrote

Yeah those skinny trees look silly. But now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen mature trees get planted. I'm sure it's done but I imagine there are good reasons why it's not more common. Probably more expensive (bigger equipment needed to transport, larger openings in the ground/sidewalk, etc.) and perhaps there are greater risks from a arboricultural standpoint of the tree surviving.

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ahtasva t1_j5l9ns4 wrote

330 trees for 1.2 mil. Thatā€™s works out to be ~ 3500/ tree. No prizes for guessing whoā€™s ā€œcousinā€ will get these contracts šŸ˜‚

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Echos_myron123 t1_j5p7w42 wrote

It costs money to dig up part of a sidewalk and plant a tree. There is a lot of labor involved.

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Mile-Square t1_j5qkm9s wrote

>tapinto.net/towns/...

The grant it not just for tree plating "a $1.2 million grant to plant more trees on its gritty streets and remove dead or hazardous trees in five target neighborhoods." Tree removal is pretty expensive, especially in an urban setting.

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Some-Imagination9782 t1_j5lkkig wrote

Love that Newark is getting the grant to plant healthy trees!

FYI, I drive through Berkeley heights and they have lots of treesā€¦not sure why they were given $700k

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Jerz2florida t1_j5tg4wo wrote

Hopefully they plant some on Market Street.

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