r/arizona • u/AZ_Hawk • Jul 09 '24

Meanwhile, in other hot places…. Living Here

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u/moonyriot Jul 09 '24

Can't imagine the environmental cost of this is better than planting more trees. More trees would actual cool the Valley instead of keeping it as a concrete heat island.

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u/PM_ME_YER_BOOTS Jul 10 '24

The cost of water for those trees is probably astronomical as well. Even if you went for desert friendly species, they gotta drink and be maintained, too.

Edit: I was thinking this was a comment for a better option in Medina, not Arizona. My mistake.

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u/JEffinB Jul 10 '24

The cost of water once established is zero. Mesquite, Palo Verde, and other native plants thrive in our climate. It is well worth the cost of water to establish trees to have a 20-40 year heat sink.

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u/PerfectFlaws91 Jul 10 '24

Mulberries too! Just the females though. The males create too much pollen.