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Originally Posted by papertowelroll
Fewer trees is definitely not true.
One thing I love about living on the east side is how lush it looks. Particularly the last few years in which we have received plenty of rain. The West Austin landscape has a much more southwestern/desert vibe.
Moving soil is an issue, however. Roads tend to get pot holes and houses tend to have foundation issues.
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Yup, that is true about overall look from east to west. Now what I find interesting about the Hills, specifically right along the Balconies Escarpment is the ecology even from one area of a hill to another can be very different. The west and south facing parts tend to have that southwestern vibe (though not a desert, since true desert doesn't begin for a good 400 miles west of here, has more to do with the shallow soils and how hot those west and south facing sides of the hills get), but the north and east sides are more lush with a more varied range of plant species. Another fun fact is there is a greater range of plant and tree species along the escarpment and eastern hill country than east of 35 because this is where 3 different ecological regions meet which overlap along the escarpment. You have different soil depths from very shallow up on top of the hills to fairly deep in the valleys.
I know this has become an off topic sort of conversation but I've studied environmental sciences with a side focus on micro climates. Anywho all fascinating stuff.
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