What if every street tree was a story waiting to be read?

A tarot deck as urban lens: noticing care, damage, creativity, and the quiet relationships that hold cities together. Matthew López-Jensen & Lindsay Campbell show us that nothing in the city has to change — only how you look at it.

And once you start noticing… the city starts asking something back.

👉 Read the full essay: https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/03/17/street-tree-tarot-is-a-tool-for-storytelling-connection-and-reflection/

#UrbanNature #StreetTrees #TNOCessay #Storytelling #CityAsText #UrbanEcology

I do not understand why folks would plant #HorseChestnuts as #StreetTrees. If we are going to have spikey projectiles falling on people's heads, could we at least choose the non-poisonous variety?

#Chestnuts #UrbanForaging

Overjoyed that #Portland has finally decided to make a serious investment in #StreetTrees, including re-partnering with #FriedsOfTrees.

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/09/portland-rolls-out-100m-tree-expansion-relaunches-contract-with-friends-of-trees.html

🌳 Urban heat relief: Trees need water and space to maximize cooling, study finds

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-urban-relief-trees-space-maximize.html

#trees #cities #cooling #urban #streettrees #plants #biobased

That lemon tree, that looks like a shrub, on the northwest corner of Jersey and Sanchez streets? It's blooming again, and it smells divine!

#NoeValley #sfba #StreetTrees #lemonblossoms