Hehe. This is what I have been stressing.

Now Fashola is thinking Futuristic.

The question is; will the trees be planted on tarred roads or tarred compounds?


The future is green economy. Market economy is destructive and will grind to a halt. Seek futuristic skills and be on par with the world.

jmaine:

Just a lil correction, Trees breath in oxygen and exhale Carbon IV oxide as animals . .they only utilize Carbon IV oxide during photosynthesis

Thanks !

I did not know that...Learnt something new

jmaine: Where is the space to even plant a tree . . .

horny4u:

Thanks !

I did not know that...Learnt something new

Your welcome

cheddarking: How many people even live in their own house in Lagos?
Should Tenants plant trees too?
Besides most of the grounds in people's compounds are cemented or bricked.

True talk bro. So much for short sighted "Urban development".

horny4u:

Thanks !

I did not know that...Learnt something new

For real ?

horny4u:

Thanks !

I did not know that...Learnt something new

So tree's breath in and exhale - Wow!!

Sun of god:

So tree's breath in and exhale - Wow!!

Not really but they are aerobes, that is, they require oxygen to grow despite they produce it during photosynthesis(taking in oxygen and given out carbon dioxide). In other words, they produce what they need to grow.

Why is dat acn governors only perform in their 1st tenure? Wen they come back 4 2nd tenure, they seem not 2know wot they r doin. Ok na... Make i go plant my tree.

sub_zero: Why is dat acn governors only perform in their 1st tenure? Wen they come back 4 2nd tenure, they seem not 2know wot they r doin. Ok na... Make i go plant my tree.

Plant 2, one for me

all4naija: Good idea, but the state government should not deter its policy from doing most of the planting. The government should be responsible for the road and park planting of trees. Also, private companies, multi-national and big banks can be parts of this tree planting project.

This is going on already and we post pictures from these activities every year. Banks and other private busineses are involved. I remember posting a picture where zenith bank designed and beautified a street with trees and flowers. You saw the picture too.

You are not saying anything new, they are ahead of you.

I have plant my own just now. So wat next/ the outcome.

Kobojunkie:

Property owners are responsible for their properties, whether they live there or not. Cemented grounds can be broken to create space for at least one tree

abeg borrow me hammer to take break all my cemented floor so that i go fit plant enough trees to make a forest.

S2kluv: I have plant my own just now. So wat next/ the outcome.

I think this is a really common sense solution that Lagoscians should really not wait to be forced to implement. We all know from back in the days that on sunny days, sitting under the tree shade is a good way to relax and cool off. The outcome is that you, and those who live in your property are bound to reap the benefits of this.

Eko Ile:


This is going on already and we post pictures from these activities every year. Banks and other private busineses are involved. I remember posting a picture where zenith bank designed and beautified a street with trees and flowers. You saw the picture too.

You are not saying anything new, they are ahead of you.

i don't know what you are talking about though. I am not living in Nigeria. I have only visited three times. So, don't be offended about some of my comments.

Kobojunkie:

I think this is a really common sense solution that Lagoscians should really not wait to be forced to implement. We all know from back in the days that on sunny days, sitting under the tree shade is a good way to relax and cool off. The outcome is that you, and those who live in your property are bound to reap the benefits of this.

Which type of tree should I plant ? Christmas Tree ?

Billyonaire: Which type of tree should I plant ? Christmas Tree ?

Whichever one suits you. Here, most every house has at least one tree in the back yard, and one in the front yard. Typically people plant trees to provide them needed shade. But you could always plant a fruit tree or an oak. During the last heat wave(some days ago) we sat in the backyard, under the tree in the back for some cooling and a barbeque. The house was hot but opening the windows and the back door still let some cool air in.

My Grandmother's house in Nigeria had 3 huge trees in the front year( an avodado pear tree, a Guava tree, and a tree that grows a vegetable typically eaten by easterners), and in the back yard, she had, I believe a giant Oak tree and some pawpaw trees, along with a vegetable garden.

Kobojunkie:

Whichever one suits you. Here, most every house has at least one tree in the back yard, and one in the front yard. Typically people plant trees to provide them needed shade. But you could always plant a fruit tree or an oak. During the last heat wave(some days ago) we sat in the backyard, under the tree in the back for some cooling and a barbeque. The house was hot but opening the windows and the back door still let some cool air in.

My Grandmother's house in Nigeria had 3 huge trees in the front year( an avodado pear tree, a Guava tree, and a tree that grows a vegetable typically eaten by easterners), and in the back yard, she had, I believe a giant Oak tree and some pawpaw trees, along with a vegetable garden.

Well...I love plastic Christmas Tree....am sure fashola wouldnt mind.

all4naija: i don't know what you are talking about though. I am not living in Nigeria. I have only visited three times. So, don't be offended about some of my comments.

I'm not in anyway offended, just letting you know what's going on. Like I said, we post pictures all the time and if you really care, visit the governors website from time to time and stay informed.

This is a government that's doing everything in its power to create a better life and environment for the people of lagos state and if you think there is something they need to be doing and they are not doing, I can prove to you with facts and pictures that they are. Maybe not enough because of money constraints, but they are doing something unlike many other states in Nigeria.

Billyonaire: Well...I love [b]plastic [/b]Christmas Tree....am sure fashola wouldnt mind.

ROFLMAO!!

jmaine:

Just a lil correction, Trees breath in oxygen and exhale Carbon IV oxide as animals . .they only utilize Carbon IV oxide during photosynthesis

. U re wrong. Trees breath go carbon iv oxide and give out oxygen. If trees are nt dere, dere will green hse gas effect go which carbon iv oxide is a green hse gas leading to global warming. So trees has to be planted 2 utilize dis carbon iv oxide so as to prevent ozone depletion which in turn causes global warming

jmaine:

Just a lil correction, Trees breath in oxygen and exhale Carbon IV oxide as animals . .they only utilize Carbon IV oxide during photosynthesis

. U re wrong. Trees breath in carbon iv oxide and give out oxygen. If trees are nt dere, dere will be green hse gas effect in which carbon iv oxide is a green hse gas leading to global warming. So trees has to be planted 2 utilize dis carbon iv oxide so as to prevent ozone depletion which in turn causes global warming

Billyonaire: Which type of tree should I plant ? Christmas Tree ?

You can't plant just any tree. You need to consider the morphology of the adult plant characters such as the kind of root it possesses. Some trees such as the Almond and Delonix trees when grown can destroy home walls wjth their roots if planted close to one. I recommend Eucalyptus tree.

Eko Ile: lmao. These NL illiterates no go kill pesin I swear. Do they even have to tell you the importance if tree planting regarding the air you breath, the weather, environment and the world you live in?

What hope is there for Nigeria with so many ignorant clowns running around?

...... pls tell them ..

Switchi: . U re wrong. Trees breath go carbon iv oxide and give out oxygen. If trees are nt dere, dere will green hse gas effect go which carbon iv oxide is a green hse gas leading to global warming. So trees has to be planted 2 utilize dis carbon iv oxide so as to prevent ozone depletion which in turn causes global warming

Plants are able to produce their 'own' food and they need oxygen to break the food down (respiration) but they use less oxygen in the process which usually happens at night when there is no photosynthesis. They are important in global warming because they are the only ones that use up the carbon dioxide produce which other living things can't use up.

Switchi: . U re wrong. Trees breath in carbon iv oxide and give out oxygen. If trees are nt dere, dere will be green hse gas effect in which carbon iv oxide is a green hse gas leading to global warming.

I forgive your errors . . .let me further inform you that it takes tree plants an average of 20 years to become good carbon sinks . .so while at their growth phase, they also pump in Carbon IV oxide into the atmosphere via respiration hence, adding to our global warming challenges . . .

They only become huge Carbon sink when they solely begin to photosynthetically utilize carbon IV oxide to add more biomass . .A reason why on going depletion of the amazon forest is a big global issue, cos those aged giant trees who acted as major carbon sink spanning years, are now being destroyed

Planting of trees does not immediately curtail global warming challenges, cos those trees are net exporters of Carbon into the atmosphere during their growth phase . .but the long term benefit is what we are looking at and where Fashola admin is seeking to secure

Switchi: . So trees has to be planted 2 utilize dis carbon iv oxide so as to prevent ozone depletion which in turn causes global warming

How does carbon IV oxide lead to ozone layer depletion . . .Carbon only has a direct link with Global warming and acid rain formation . .while Ozone layer depletion has the major culprits being the CFC's


Make we no turn here to biology class

Back to the thread

Most houses and compound in Lagos do not even have space for trees

Eko Ile:

I'm not in anyway offended, just letting you know what's going on. Like I said, we post pictures all the time and if you really care, visit the governors website from time to time and stay informed.

This is a government that's doing everything in its power to create a better life and environment for the people of lagos state and if you think there is something they need to be doing and they are not doing, I can prove to you with facts and pictures that they are. Maybe not enough because of money constraints, but they are doing something unlike many other states in Nigeria.

And they are doing that by . . . planting flowers?

My grand mother was trying to plant some trees in her compound the other day, she broke her back in the process and now she is bed ridden . . . hows that for better life and environment?

I hope the same tree they plant will not collapse upon them during rainstorm, just as a CJN's wife was murdered by the same tree that shades their household.

antitpiah:

And they are doing that by . . . planting flowers?

My grand mother was trying to plant some trees in her compound the other day, she broke her back in the process and now she is bed ridden . . . hows that for better life and environment?

this really got me laughing! Sorry for your grandma. Ekoo ni baje o!

So what is the problem with his suggestion?

Is planting trees ineffective or detrimental...?

I thought that the opposite was true