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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian
I don't quite know what you mean by "tropical"... I think that implies other species. Do you mean temperate?
Well, trees do grow back... Halifax is surrounded by trees and probably has some of the most trees of any city I've ever been to... so I'm not really that upset. PPP continues to look better.
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Yes, I've said temperate.
I'm also saying that deciduous tress therefore appear "more tropical-looking" than coniferous because they are broadleafed as opposed to bearing needles.
It takes hundreds of years for a forest to regain it's height and density of vegetation to again be the carbon sink it once was. Point Pleasant Park and McNabs Island will not even
nearly be restored to their past states before the next big hurricane hits. McNabs is not yet cleared of its many dead trees. If it were only a small number of trees then new growth would not be hindered; however, McNabs' forest looks as though it has been clear cut, yet the trees have been left to rot (which is great news for moss, but not new tree growth in the short-term).
I'm afraid the old-growth appeal of PPP is a thing of the past.