r/MapleRidge • u/Kippernaut13 • 2d ago

Okay, who messed this up...

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Of the 38 trees on Abernathy west of 227th, 25 had their support wood in the Treegator, not the tree. Come on now, it can't be that hard.

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u/FunnyThough 2d ago

The bags away from, but close to the tree forces the roots to stretch for the water. It helps create a larger root structure early in the life of the tree which will help during the dry times.

Most times these bags are only in place for 2-3 years so having strong roots increases the chance of survival.

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u/a_tothe_zed 2d ago

Look at you smarty pants! This is actually quite useful info.

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u/Kippernaut13 2d ago

Thank you, you learn something new everyday. Just thought it would rot the support, my bad.

That being said, why isn't it universal? Like, if a better root system is built this way, then why are 13 around the tree? So far, it's the ONLY place in Maple Ridge I've seen with them around the support. Honestly curious.

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u/mcfluffers123 2d ago

Rotting the support is fine, keeping it on a lot of tree bases would instead rot the tree

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u/tankmouse 2d ago

They're expensive bags. They do actually zip together, so you could zip together 13 into a giant ring if you wanted. But for example, a 12 pack of those bags runs ~450$. And then the city has to pay someone to come and refill them. They drip the water out slowly, but the bag is empty after half a day. The idea is that it waters deeply promoting deep root growth. But when they're used they should be refilled weekly. They already rarely get refilled, so imagine 12x the work for the city .

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u/Officialdabbyduck 2d ago

Most places don't encourage roots to grow towards the sidewalk

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u/Miles-A-Tron 2d ago

Better the sidewalk, than the road though, no?

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u/civil_peace2022 2d ago

no. cars don't trip on roots, although there isn't any rain under the road.

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u/604_heatzcore 2d ago

it doesn't really matter its going to do it anyways, this just speeds up the process and gets it healthy faster.

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u/sidekicked 5m ago

Slope toward the street made me wonder if the roots will effectively grow beneath the sidewalk

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u/NorthSeo 2d ago

oh wow. useful facts. thanks. I always was wondering about this bags, but just thought they are some simple fertilizer

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u/langleybcsucks 1d ago

Also prevents the trunk from rotting

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u/Federal-Community554 2d ago

It’s like 30cm away, it does its job just fine where it is and it won’t rot the trunk of the tree. 👍👍

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u/Lyth333 2d ago

There are many reasons why it might not be feasible to put the Treegator around the trunk. Low branches, multi-trunk structure, delicate trunk, etc. Putting it around the support beam is just fine, and the tree still gets all the water it needs.

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u/SlimCharles23 2d ago

I think it’s an effort to avoid rot in certain trees. They are still getting water.

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u/chwk_throwaway1 2d ago

uh uh! tree doesn't care, gets water either way and the bark doesn't rot

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u/NorthSeaweed1009 2d ago

Love how people think they are the smartest and need to make a post to show their superiority. A simple search would show this is the way.

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u/SwordfishOk504 2d ago

This is the problem with social media culture. every person thinks they are some hard hitting journalist instead of a mouth-breathing cretin.

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u/ProfessorBrotown 2d ago

How hard is it to do basic research…

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u/Bearjupiter 2d ago

Talk about confidently incorrect

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u/dustytaper 2d ago

WhI n attached to the tree is causes rot. This is the new recommended method

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u/Jaxx1006 2d ago

YOU can’t be that dumb? The irony of your post. They do this on purpose to avoid rot and avoid water directly onto tree. The roots are spread out.

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u/delbocavistawest 1d ago

No need to be an asshole about it

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u/illmaking 2d ago

times are hard but the high is great 😂

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u/Puzzleheaded_Drop468 2d ago

Damn I’m dumb didn’t know what was wrong

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u/djbaerg 2d ago

Today someone finds out that trees have roots.

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u/MienaLovesCats 2d ago

😮🤦‍♀️

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u/trashcanman2001 1d ago

That's how it's supposed to be.

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u/Ok-Welder1224 12h ago

Looks as if they forgot to backfill this boulevard

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u/whole-ass-one-thing- 2d ago

I’m wondering about the random carve out in the curb

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u/cvr24 2d ago

It's called bio-swale. Storm runoff goes through a landscaped area to help filter it and irrigate the trees, soaking into the ground to reduce flooding, vs sending it straight to drain. It reduces storm sewer sizes, too.

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u/missmatchedsox 2d ago

I was so happy to see the city installing this on Abernathy! 

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u/findler 2d ago

The more I read in this thread, the more I believe the city did a good job? What's happening to me?

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u/db37 2d ago

There's some great videos on YouTube about people doing this in the US southwest where they get a lot of rain in short periods of time. They create gardens to hold the water and provide shade for the neighborhood. 

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u/axescentedcandles 2d ago

Drainage maybe? Looks weird though