Taking Place

Deb’s post raises all kinds of interesting questions.  What I wonder about, once a big tree is down, is what if anything gets planted in its place?

Does the removal of a tree in an actively managed cemetery generally trigger the planting of one or more new ones, or is the site of the removed tree just grassed over and treated like any other spot, perhaps eventually to be replanted as part of a broader program?

Is the selection of new trees governed by the need to round out a collection, to replenish a canopy, to restore a community of native plants and animals, or for other architectural or ornamental effects?  (Most likely some or all of the above, I suppose, but which tend to be the predominant factors?)

If a cemetery has a tree replacement policy, is it applied uniformly across the entire cemetery, or does it differentiate between different landscape types? Are trees in active portions of the cemetery (those with new and recent burials) managed differently from those in older areas?

I’m not suggesting that there are right or wrong answers, just curious about the ways that different cemeteries address these issues.