Plant Fruit Trees in Parks

In Texas we have a wonderful selection of parks to enjoy. Unfortunately I have never found a fruit tree in any of them. They are well treed parks, just no fruit. Fruit trees in our parks would be a welcomed change. Available fruit would provide a nutritious snack that would be well received. It could make a significant impact on childhood obesity and overall health.

Diabetes could also be reduced with natural complex sugars readily available and free. Health benefits are limitless. It would make fresh fruit available to those with no land available to grow on. Store bought fruit quality has declined and is often mishandled. Fruit on local trees is safer and healthier. It also tastes better. Fruit trees also help keep the our environment in balance. Bees are a needed creature. Giving them another source of food can only benefit the rest of us.

You might argue that we don't want bees in the parks. Well, they are already there. This gives them something to do. They would be busy high in the trees pollinating. When the fruit was ripe they would no longer be so active. Bees are not a problem or an enemy. Fruit trees require more maintenance than native trees. The cost of keeping fruit trees wouldn't be feasible in all parks. In others however, they could change society in a positive way. The rewards are almost immeasurable. Unpicked or fruit lying on the ground could be left in place, or collected and composted. The compost could be used a free fertilizer for our parks. Compost could also be sold for a profit.

Compost could be made available to citizens to promote chemical free fertilizing. Greatly reducing the amount of pollutants in our water. Further helping the environment and replenishing the soil for future generations. Please consider this petition for the right to fruit trees in our parks. At least the right to plant one myself.