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Re: Fruit trees – SmartView Christchurch

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Post by lostlogin »

somishere wrote: post #16

I recently used Cairns city council's exhaustive tree map to match and identify a beautiful weed tree that had popped up in my front yard (to a tree in a nearby park). Turns out it's actually an edible fruit tree (a damson plum) so we've kept it. Tho it's already quite big and will start taking light from the mango tree soon enough, so decision is akin to an adoption! By weed tree, I mean planted by a bird. https://w…

You can graft onto that tree to get other varieties. It surprisingly simple and very satisfying.

If you’re really clever, you may be able to make it grow as a dwarf, or columnar tree.

I haven’t done those things and they might require something being done to the roots.

Re: Fruit trees – SmartView Christchurch

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Post by ghewgill »

lostlogin wrote: post #20
martynr wrote: post #10

I’m pretty familiar with the area- one of the more unique parts of the city is the “red zone”, a recovered area which became uninsurable due to the changes in the assessment of land risks post quake. It’s a weird place as the roads are still there and the trees are still along the edges of the former gardens but all the houses are gone and the sites reverted to grass. Many of the fruit trees on this map are from thos…

Thanks for this. It’s really odd seeing the empty sections. I’m alarmed at the state of the roads - what is going on? I thought ours were bad up in Auckland but those ones I just looked at in Christchurch are are terrible.

The roads in the red zone are no longer maintained. It's surprising how quickly road condition deteriorates.

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Post by EdwardDiego »

lostlogin wrote: post #20
martynr wrote: post #10

I’m pretty familiar with the area- one of the more unique parts of the city is the “red zone”, a recovered area which became uninsurable due to the changes in the assessment of land risks post quake. It’s a weird place as the roads are still there and the trees are still along the edges of the former gardens but all the houses are gone and the sites reverted to grass. Many of the fruit trees on this map are from thos…

Thanks for this. It’s really odd seeing the empty sections. I’m alarmed at the state of the roads - what is going on? I thought ours were bad up in Auckland but those ones I just looked at in Christchurch are are terrible.

Those roads in the linked Streetview are from 2013, btw. As they were a) low traffic and b) prone to liquefaction in aftershocks, they were low priority for repairs.

They're a lot better today.

Re: Fruit trees – SmartView Christchurch

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Post by Nursie »

martynr wrote: post #10

I’m pretty familiar with the area- one of the more unique parts of the city is the “red zone”, a recovered area which became uninsurable due to the changes in the assessment of land risks post quake. It’s a weird place as the roads are still there and the trees are still along the edges of the former gardens but all the houses are gone and the sites reverted to grass. Many of the fruit trees on this map are from thos…

As a Brit that's moved to Australia, having a quick zoom around the street-view for that area was weirdly nostalgic. The greenery, some of the building styles plus the puddles on the road and the cloudy grey skies ... heck even the potholes ... reminds me of some places in Hampshire. There are more wooden houses though.

I also find the concept of the red zone fascinating. Is the streetview outdated? It still shows houses there.

I like the idea of this too, as someone who likes fruit trees and is looking forward to planting some on his own property in the coming years.

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Post by martynr »

EdwardDiego wrote: post #23
lostlogin wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for this. It’s really odd seeing the empty sections. I’m alarmed at the state of the roads - what is going on? I thought ours were bad up in Auckland but those ones I just looked at in Christchurch are are terrible.

Those roads in the linked Streetview are from 2013, btw. As they were a) low traffic and b) prone to liquefaction in aftershocks, they were low priority for repairs. They're a lot better today.

Interesting to note that the street view is pre demolition so all the buildings you see are now gone - street view ghosts.

Re: Fruit trees – SmartView Christchurch

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Post by lostlogin »

EdwardDiego wrote: post #23
lostlogin wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for this. It’s really odd seeing the empty sections. I’m alarmed at the state of the roads - what is going on? I thought ours were bad up in Auckland but those ones I just looked at in Christchurch are are terrible.

Those roads in the linked Streetview are from 2013, btw. As they were a) low traffic and b) prone to liquefaction in aftershocks, they were low priority for repairs. They're a lot better today.

I switched to the latest and they didn’t seem very good.

Maybe I’m too critical.

Re: Fruit trees – SmartView Christchurch

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Post by postingawayonhn »

Nursie wrote: post #25
martynr wrote: post #10

I’m pretty familiar with the area- one of the more unique parts of the city is the “red zone”, a recovered area which became uninsurable due to the changes in the assessment of land risks post quake. It’s a weird place as the roads are still there and the trees are still along the edges of the former gardens but all the houses are gone and the sites reverted to grass. Many of the fruit trees on this map are from thos…

As a Brit that's moved to Australia, having a quick zoom around the street-view for that area was weirdly nostalgic. The greenery, some of the building styles plus the puddles on the road and the cloudy grey skies ... heck even the potholes ... reminds me of some places in Hampshire. There are more wooden houses though. I also find the concept of the red zone fascinating. Is the streetview outdated? It still shows ho…

Christchurch has always been considered to be New Zealand's most English city.

Re: Fruit trees – SmartView Christchurch

#29

Post by Thorrez »

lostlogin wrote: post #20
martynr wrote: post #10

I’m pretty familiar with the area- one of the more unique parts of the city is the “red zone”, a recovered area which became uninsurable due to the changes in the assessment of land risks post quake. It’s a weird place as the roads are still there and the trees are still along the edges of the former gardens but all the houses are gone and the sites reverted to grass. Many of the fruit trees on this map are from thos…

Thanks for this. It’s really odd seeing the empty sections. I’m alarmed at the state of the roads - what is going on? I thought ours were bad up in Auckland but those ones I just looked at in Christchurch are are terrible.

If every building has been demolished, I don't think neighborhood road condition is very important.

Re: Fruit trees – SmartView Christchurch

#30

Post by INTPenis »

Here's a swedish one too: https://fruktkartan.se/

It's completely privately operated and sourced, but at least in my area it's pretty accurate.

There was a news story about some municipality in the northern half of the country setting up a map like this, but only for a very limited area.

I think it's great, but please be respectful when going to another neighbourhood to pick fruit. I'm not sure if this is tied to Fruktkartan but the last few years I've seen fruit pickers come from other areas of the city and act very rough. For example they bring sacks, and apple picking equipment, and they climb the trees and break branches to get to the fruit.

On one hand fruit always ends up on the ground rotting, every year, so there should be plenty to go around. But on the other hand when people bring a whole sack, or crate, it feels like they're not just picking for themselves anymore, or that they're being wasteful and rough for no reason.

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