Boca Raton Chainsaw Massacre Leaves Australian Dead on Beach

Boca Raton, Florida, South Beach Park chainsaw massacre leaves Australian (pine) dead on beach. The most beautiful tree in all of Boca Raton has been cut down. See more at http://www.kodachrome.org/pines

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• Boca Raton
• Florida
• beach
• vacation
• Australian Pine
• South Beach Park
• Spanish River Park
• chainsaw

[atimetoremember]

@FUOPEC1 Thank you for your suggestion of where to live, but if you don't mind, I will continue to live where I want to in Boca Raton, FL. I don't know about the reefs in the Cooks Islands, but here in South Florida, the reefs are out in the ocean - a substantial distance from any Australian pines.

[FUOPEC1]

@atimetoremember I would suggest moving to Hawaii where the Australian pines/ironwoods aren't on an eradication hit list and probably never will be since they dominate the majority of the beaches of Hawaii. Yes the pines do provide much needed shade but so do other trees that don't pose a threat to the beach/ reef eco system. Here in the cooks our reefs are getting acid holes from leeching pine trees and I suspect they will adopt an eradication policy soon before there is more damage.

[atimetoremember]

@FUOPEC1 The purpose of Beach Parks is to provide places where people can enjoy the beach. People do not come to these parks to see "native Florida vegetation". They come to the beach for the sun, the ocean, and the sand. But they also need some protection from the sun and that is what the Australian Pines are (were) so very good at providing. As anyone knows, excessive exposure to the sun causes skin cancer. That is why the shade from Australian pines is so important.

[atimetoremember]

@FUOPEC1 Greetings FUOPEC. Do you even believe your own comments? All plants have roots and can compete for ground water. Australian pines aren't going to suck water away from other plants. Did you ever notice that when the environmentalists cut down Australian Pines and replace them with "native" plants, they have to install a sprinkler system and water them with thousands of gallons of city water! Boca's South Beach now has sprinkler pipes all over it to keep the "native" plants alive.

[atimetoremember]

@FUOPEC1 Even if Australian pines leech a little acidity into the sand around them, I seriously doubt it is enough to pollute the whole ocean.

[atimetoremember]

@FUOPEC1 Greetings FUOPEC. Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound? What is wrong with covering the sand with a soft bed of pine needles. Before the environmentalists butchers cut down almost all of the Australian pines at South Beach, the tops of the dune line used to have many Australian pines. Their bed of needles made small clearings where people would lay down beach blankets in the shade and enjoy a picnic lunch. You can't do that in a native sea grape woods!

[ReptoidHumidian]

What an absolute blasphemy it is that these native plant jihadists want to cut down these beautiful stately trees. These are some of my favorite things about South Florida! I also want to make it my cause to defend these trees!

[FUOPEC1]

@FUOPEC1 They cover the beach with a thick bed of needles and cones that smothers out smaller plants. They are bad for the ocean reefs as they leech acidity into the reef waters and they steal most of the ground water from competing plants. They should be irradicated in regions they are not native to, I never have found them a particularly attractive tree but I know many do.

[atimetoremember]

@FUOPEC1 What is it that causes you to dislike these trees?

[FUOPEC1]

I live in the Cook Islands and I cut down Australian pine/ironwood whenever I can. I hate them.