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Keeping the Urban Forest on a Healthy Diet

Posted by Matthew Higginson /
Rock salt hurting our urban forest
Salt. It's on our tables, in our food and on our sidewalks. It has been linked to high-blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in us; discoloured leaves and sparse foliage in our canopies overhead. And as pressure grows to get Canadians to ease up on our intake, it may also be time to put our trees on a low-sodium diet.
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