My town lets you request street trees be planted anywhere you can keep an eye on them and water if needed. I am responsible for four trees on my block, and just requested three more. It's great to know that I'm literally throwing shade.
@danielpunkass That's great, indeed! Can you choose, which trees they plant? E.g. if they plant chestnuts or plums, you might not only throw shade, but also feed the neighborhood in no time.
@levampyre in this case you can’t generally chose which tree, but I suppose if you knew the right people…
@danielpunkass Well, get to know them then, I'd say. I have planted lots of edible trees and shrubs in my forest garden over the past 4 years. I hope, to have a surplus of fruit and nut yield one day and not having to worry about food prices so much anymore.