This is designed to encourage people all around the world to plant huge edible fruit bearing trees most especially inside metropolies cities where the greatest concentration of pollutants are abundant and in the same way, preserve food security by having fruits available in greatest number.
2007-10-21 22:14:03 · 11 answers · asked by Ramy 1 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
Yes it is an idea from Permaculture. Not just trees but totally regreen urban spaces. The effort is all in the planting, then year on year fruit trees produce with very little effort. This maximum yield for minimum effort is a Permaculture Principle. Not just food security but diversity, we are losing diversity and by urban Permaculture we could increase the range and species. The more diverse flora and fauna we have the more stable the ecosystem is. I have provided lots of Permaculture links below. Not all are pure Permaculture but the others are ideas used in Permaculture.
Download the free ebook Essence of Permaculture on David Holmgren's website.
David Holmgren & Su Dennett
Holmgren Design Services
Email info@holmgren.com.au
Website http://www.holmgren.com.au
http://www.permaculture.org.uk/
http://66.102.1.104/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:NP7jlNz6oS0J:www.emissionizero.net/Introduction_to_Permaculture_-_Bill_Mollison_1981.pdf+
http://www.terrapsych.com/permaculturedesign.pdf
http://www.permacultureactivist.net/Newsletter/Permanews.htm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mVJtpuOyCo0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wai5nDz_OjY&mode=related&search=
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOaPFt_ajvU&mode=user&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye90FxJmuw0&mode=related&search=
http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/what_you_need_t.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr3u8oqsxW4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYgQAfxXHqk
http://www.sbpermaculture.org/index.html
http://www.thefarm.org/permaculture/
http://search.abc.net.au/search/search.cgi?form=simple&num_ranks=10&collection=abcall&query=Peter+Andrews&meta_v=austory&submit=Search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=46dd3d6fde496927d1d80e1120a79631b58bde60
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=46dd3d6fde496927d1d80e1120a79631b58bde60
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g2mmqqEn08&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfz7V8Mvbmg
Vandana Shiva, conference about Trees 1/4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzR7w4HOCDM&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3HFpW6qYM&mode=related&search=
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Population
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJVMh2-5Lr0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmEosykOesE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb3JI8F9LQQ&mode=related&search=
http://globalpublicmedia.com/transcripts/645
Meme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGjEkp772s
http://home.clara.net/heureka/gaia/deep-eco.htm
htp://www.davidsuzuki.org/
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/
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bioremediation with fungi Paul staments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BelfLIJErek&mode=related&search=bioneers
gas works bioremediation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnB7KxeE99k&mode=related&search=bioneers
beeswax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmSaNqMpfCs&mode=related&search=bioneers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWNLvgU4MI&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJVMh2-5Lr0
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:LtSTtpT-N7oJ:www.stiftung.novartis.com/pdf/jules_pretty.pdf+UK+Farming+Meat+grants/subsidies&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=uk
http://www.ibiblio.org/InterGarden/permaculture/permaculture-list-archives-1999-2002/msg00315.html
d SWOT analysis. http://www.permaculture.org.uk/mm.asp?mmfile=pcdesignmethods.
http://www.eco-logicbooks.com/index.cfm?fa=books_main&category_id=17
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanure
http://weblife.org/humanure/
http://www.vegansociety.com/html/people/lifestyle/home_and_garden/veganic_gardening.php
http://www.bearspage.info/h/ar/sh.html
http://www.squidoo.com/humanure/
http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk/articles/archive/article_15a.html
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http://www.permaculture-exchange.org/sheet.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070930045045AAANM2R&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHwLbtnEek7Rbpl3kVKXsJ2hr8GxaIsJq7Z1g--&paid=asked&msgr_status=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk
http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC14/Fukuoka.htm
http://www.sustainableagriculture.org/desert/
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006617.html
http://www.tve.org/ho/doc.cfm?aid=887
http://www.epfsolutions.org.uk/forum
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http://www.sbpermaculture.org/index.html...
2007-10-23 14:54:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've already got some fruit trees planted here. Cherries and plumbs. The birds get ALL of the cherries....bummer. The plumbs produce every other year, and are very tastey. I nearly cried when my new neighbor moved in next door, and ran out first thing with a chainsaw, and cut down 90% of their apple tree orchard the former owners had planted. Being in such a rotten plant zone is the only thing that stops me. I'm in plant zone 4, borderline 3. In other words, we have loooong, very coooold winters. There's just a ton of stuff that will not grow here. I've only been here three years, so I'm still learning. By the way, along with the perminant type plantings/gardens that fruit and nut trees are, people should not forget rubarb, artichockes, asparagas, many herbs, berry bushes and plants, and a smattering of other perminant type garden plants. ~Garnet Homesteading/Farming over 20 years
2016-04-09 21:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fruit trees?? Never heard of that. Why would you want to do that as someone came to the logical conclusion about pests, pesticides, road kills and accidents. Add to that list a problem of allocating who reaps the benefits and you have a choas on a local road. Plus they are hard to maintain. Trees to get stressed you know. That's why road side plantation consists of hardy trees that can live in moderate amounts of pollution and usually these trees do not give any human edible fruits.
2007-10-25 23:18:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many large metropolitan areas have tree volunteer groups (Tree Keepers, Tree Stewards, etc.) and they conduct classes for people who are interested in urban greening related to trees. Having attended classes from these groups, I can say that I can't recall any of them ever recommending fruit trees. As indicated before, they require maintenance that other trees don't - such as the Kentucky Coffee Tree and Callery Pear (which isn't grown for it's fruit). While there are many trees available to plant in urban locations, not all will tolerate the limited growing space, infrequent watering, soot and injuries perpetuated by the public.
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/
http://www.openlands.org/urbangreening.asp?pgid=279
http://kibi.org/programs/education_youth/
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/trees_greenstreets/ny_trust.html
http://www.greenprintdenver.org/trees/index.php
http://www.heartlandtreealliance.org/
2007-10-26 03:44:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with your basic premise, but there's a few problems associated with it that would bear investigation. As someone pointed out, fruit trees require regular attention, including the harvesting of fruit. Whether the fruit would be harvested by volunteers or paid crews, the presence of the fruit itself would attract pest species, which usually result in the use of chemical controls. Other pest species such as rats would be attracted to the fruit, which would lead to other problems in surrounding areas.
But I like the basic concept, to encourage municipalities to commit to a sustainable path. I'm sure, given some further study, the idea has merit and could, excuse the pun, one day bear fruit.
2007-10-22 04:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why worry about the outside air? You should worry about the inside air.
I'm trying to do my part by encouraging everyone to have at least one live plant in each room, especially if it's air conditioned. If you want to know the best plants? Please use NASA's Clean Air Plant Study as a guide.
2007-10-26 00:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by SilentDoGood 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fruit trees are grown in orchards so it is easier to harvest.
i applaud your idea - but rodents are attracted to fruit.
i do think there needs to be lots of trees everywhere but fruit may not be the best for densely populated areas.
2007-10-26 07:16:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? Fruit bearing trees take a lot of work to maintain so they can bear the maximum amount of fruit? Who would do this?
2007-10-21 22:31:54 · answer #8 · answered by Dr Jello 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, but they should be low maintenance. Thats a logical idea hope people get it.
2007-10-21 23:34:28 · answer #9 · answered by funnysam2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-26 06:34:52 · answer #10 · answered by lomicristina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋