Trees for Cities

About 30 years ago, DBKL planted a variety of fast growing trees. The idea was, to quickly transformed KL to a city within forest. Now the very same trees are giving DBKL problems. They are no longer healthy, they are not able to withstand tropical storms. A number of cases, the trees collapsed on vehicles and peoples on foot, causing death and destruction.

The Star 27 Feb 2017

 The following trees are deemed to be unsuitable, and to be replaced...
- Acacia
- Angsana
- hujan hujan
- jemerlang laut
- khaya
- petai belalang
- tecoma

The suitable trees are:
- keruing
- merawan siput jantan
- sepetir
- tanjung

The new trees are slow growers