Yeah well I have two California Redwoods two feet from my deck. Top that..
I don't have an eagle though. Just a few ducks...
But San Antonio is a very green city in terms of trees.
San Antonio is considered Sub tropical.
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Sorry to say, but those are some pretty wimpy trees. I've got one mere feet from my balcony that must be 120 feet tall. With a bald eagle occasionally hanging out at the top of it.
....that might be because you live in SEATTLE...
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I love San Antonio's surrounding area in terms of the trees etc..
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I have seen a few ugly trees, but, for the most part the city is covered with beautiful trees..
pfrench99 flickr
San Antonio has beautiful oak trees all over.
beautiful towering cypress on Riverwalk and around S.A..
jdsmith flickr
demecio flickr
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Anyone who thinks SA has no trees doesn't know the first thing about San Antonio. I mean, the Alamo Heights area is known for its massive amount of trees. I have three large pecan trees in my backyard, and one very large red oak and one smaller oak in the front, and I live on a relatively small lot.
Those sprawltastic developments are due to soulessness of certain developers. They just clear cut all the trees. I think since those images were taken there have been new tree ordinances passed I think.
SA is a sub-tropical, not an arid or semi arid climate. If you live in an established neighborhood and you leave for a year (a year with average rainfall), you can expect your house to be completely taken over by all sorts of vines and weeds. Its almost like a jungle sometimes.
SA like most Texas cities has areas of decent soil and areas that are rocky. This more than anything restricts the size of the trees. Yes, of course near the rivers and areas with good soil you get wonderful trees, but you can always tell what the ground conditions are like by looking at the trees.
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One of the reasons I liked living in SA, were the trees.
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Sorry to say, but those are some pretty wimpy trees. I've got one mere feet from my balcony that must be 120 feet tall. With a bald eagle occasionally hanging out at the top of it.
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Yeah well I have two California Redwoods two feet from my deck. Top that..
I don't have an eagle though. Just a few ducks...
But San Antonio is a very green city in terms of trees.
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San Antonio is considered Sub tropical.
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Yeah I know (remember i lived there)...?
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yep, but what happened with Sactown?
Paul, you do understand that I'm agreeing with you about San Antonio's greenscape don't you????
I was joking with James Bond Agent 007.
One of the things I loved about living in both Chicago and San Antonio were the trees and that's one of Sacramento's top assets (so I'm not sure what you meant by your last statement?)
But i would take issue with anyone who tried to argue that San Antonio isn't a beutiful city; and the trees and surrounding topography are one of the main reasons.
We're in agreement my friend.
BTW love the most recent pictures that you posted.
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Paul, you do understand that I'm agreeing with you about San Antonio's greenscape don't you????
I was joking with James Bond Agent 007.
One of the things I loved about living in both Chicago and San Antonio were the trees and that's one of Sacramento's top assets (so I'm not sure what you meant by your last statement?)
But i would take issue with anyone who tried to argue that San Antonio isn't a beutiful city; and the trees and surrounding topography are one of the main reasons.
We're in agreement my friend.
BTW love the most recent pictures that you posted.
Oh, I knew you were agreeing with me. Sorry If I confused you.
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To be honest with cities like San Antonio, it isn't the sprawl that bothers me, because suburban sprawl shouldn't be considered the main focus of a city.
Rather, it's how bare and spread out the inner city seems.
To be honest with cities like San Antonio, it isn't the sprawl that bothers me, because suburban sprawl shouldn't be considered the main focus of a city.
Rather, it's how bare and spread out the inner city seems.
San Antonio is dense in the inner city! Whom is focusing on the sprawl other than this thread about sprawl? San Antonio is 300 years old, it has a developed inner city.
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