trees

The gardens are designed to have more than 200 species of plants and trees, including palms, oaks, sycamores, succulents and olives.

The soil in the gardens can be no more than four feet deep, yet it must nourish trees that are trucked in from other locations and are between 50 and 100 years old so that the garden appears to have been around a long time.

“We need federal help to renew our infrastructure, and build affordable housing, to help clean our rivers and plant trees,” said Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on his social media.

He has spent a lifetime craving answers, but doesn't want to find them here among the tall trees, creek and bushes.

These will be damaging winds which could blow trees over.