Comments on: Silk Floss Trees on Harbor Boulevard Symbolize Downtown Redevelopment

By: The Fullerton Shadow

The Fullerton Shadow — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:07:50 +0000

PM, I have to agree. I’ve been in the biz for 10+ years and have never met a landscape architect that wasn’t just about a complete imbecile.

They seem to have zero idea how to work with architecture, they give no thought to the eventual crown size of a tree; or to root dammage, leaf, seed and flower droppings, and almost no thought to how people walk (the shortest distance, when they can), etc.

How this job ever got elevated to “architect” status is way beyond me.

The trees on Harbor stand as dangerous, dirty, ugly reminders of their “designers” ineptitude.

By: Pragmatic Mum

Pragmatic Mum — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:38:36 +0000

You may as well have planted a Monkey Puzzle tree.
I am so perplexed, I have noticed in most cities they have their heads up there ar*es, they hire a landscape architect/designer and for some Godforsaken reason they lack common sense. It seems that they only have the title of “designer”but do not have a concept on how a tree grows, the various bushes and plants and the maintenance required.
Most cities hire these fools, … I will rephrase that! the fools who are elected by us fools and paid by taxpaying fools hire fools to design landscape for our foolish city who begs to get ripped off by these contracted shiester’s.
I guess the city administration needs to make sure they have plenty of work for the son-in-law etc.

By: Monkey C monkey do

Monkey C monkey do — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:20 +0000

They look good from far but are far from good.

By: An Observer

An Observer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:45:54 +0000

Hey, those are kapok trees, a rain forest tree which was chosen to furnish a canopy of branches shading our thriving downtown. Can’t you gripers wait another 80 or 100 years for the canopy to fully develop? Besides, you could get a cherry picker, collect the kapok and sell it. It was used to stuff Mae Wests in WWII.

The patrons of our downtown don’t care if they can’t see the architecture. There’s only two of us who ever noticed that it could be something saying, “downtown!”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:12:59 +0000

In downtown Claremont for Sunday lunch AGAIN.. My husband and I continue to comment on how pleasant.. All ages (0-80 something) eating, strolling (Sunday Farmers’ Market helps), buying.. Unique stores NOT JUST bars and restaurants..

Wide sidewalks, curbside beds w/low, colorful plants at each intersection.. Banners on lightposts announcing Holiday Season…

Oh to have the same Sunday experience in downtown Fullerton, NOT!

By: Counting Trees

Counting Trees — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:15:23 +0000

for $500.

Who is counting trees?

By: spike

spike — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:48 +0000

I read that the city had planned to remove 21 of the Floss Silk trees on Harbor along the sidewalk in 1997. Did that ever happen?

By: When your

When your — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:37:24 +0000

tired think twice about resting up against a tree in downtown Fullerton, your libel to get more than you asked for.

By: When they

When they — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:07:18 +0000

turn on the twinkling lights it’s like fairyland!