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# Letter: Concerns about replacing Santa Monica ficus trees with ginkgos
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/jack-neworth-send-comments-to-editor-smdp-com-laughing-matters-dubious-deciduous-decision-editor/
- Published: 2007-08-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:35:57.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By K. Neuman Santa Monica*

There is another interesting twist of replacing ficus trees with ginkgos (“Ficus fiasco continues,” Aug. 14) — ginkgo biloba is a deciduous tree. Although their golden color is magnificent in colder climates, it is more dull in California.

Who is going to clean the street? What about winter months when we have barren trees?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 17, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081707.pdf?ref=smdp.com)