[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=CA renter] And there are way more trees in LA than in SD. It’s weird…people in San Diego seem to have something against trees. They cut them down every chance they get, probably because everything is on a hill here and the trees block the views. Some think trees are “dirty” because the leaves fall. Very strange…and sad, IMO.[/quote]
I agree.
There are more HOAs in San Diego. They like to trim… a job to do, monthly fees to collect.
I noticed that in newer cities, they trim trees a lot more… Irvine, San Diego, Dallas, etc.
The shopping centers like to keep things clear so people can see the signs.
I was in Pasadena not long ago. They have beautiful streets with oak canopies. In SD, developers plant cheap trees that are like Barbie doll trees.
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I’m not a gardening/landscape expert nor do I play one on TV, but our soil is a great deal different than that in Pasadena/LA. You simply cannot grow trees like that here. The only trees that do grow well here are eucalyptus, and I think we know all the negatives that come with them.
I want to echo something that Barneby said – San Diego’s environment is classified as “coastal arid desert”. Our natural color is brown, and the only reason we have green things around here is irrigation. If we don’t get a few El Nino winters or an abnormally wet winter like 2004-5, we are about to run into a big world of trouble when it comes to water.
Everything else aside, NYMom, if green is important to you don’t move to California – especially Baja San Diego. You’ll be miserable.
I disagree with ScaredyCat, though – your husband isn’t a momma’s boy. He’s a typical native Californian. If you take most of the people that post in this forum and plot them down elsewhere, they’d have the same issues. Human nature…
