Rain-Tree Avenue
Samanea reticulata · street row
Wide-crowned shade trees spaced along the market road, leafing into a continuous green awning over the busiest footpaths.
Upper canopy3–6 years•••••
Match score
73
Tropic Canopy Dial
Tune one community priority for the fictional cay town of Mirasol, and watch which small canopy intervention rises to the top — shade, water, habitat, and growers, all in honest tension.
01Set the priority
Community priority dial
Cool Streets: Knock down midday heat where people walk, wait, and sell.
02Canopy field cards
Six interventions, reranked
Six fictional interventions, reordered live for Cool Streets. The top match is outlined in leaf green.
Living Schoolyard Grove
Terminalia + Cocos · play canopy
A fast-establishing cluster of shade and fruit trees around the school, doubling as an outdoor classroom and cool refuge.
Upper canopy1–2 seasons•••••
Match score
70
Fruit-Lane Smallholding
Mangifera + Persea · grower rows
Mixed fruit trees lining shared lanes between homes, harvested by neighboring families and sold at the cay market.
Understory3–6 years•••••
Match score
62
Pollinator Hedgerow Net
Ixora + Lantana · understory mesh
A network of flowering hedges threaded between gardens, feeding bees and birds that in turn lift nearby fruit yields.
Understory3–6 years•••••
Match score
49
Mangrove Fringe Revival
Rhizophora communis · shore belt
A replanted tidal hedge along the lagoon edge that breaks storm surge, traps sediment, and shelters juvenile fish.
Waterway edge8–20 years•••••
Match score
48
Swale Rain Gardens
Cyperus + Canna · ground basins
Shallow planted channels that catch roof and road runoff, letting heavy tropical rain soak in instead of flooding lanes.
Ground & soil1–2 seasons•••••
Match score
37
03Specimen sheet
Recommended intervention
Specimen sheet · top pick
Rain-Tree Avenue
Samanea reticulata · street row
Wide-crowned shade trees spaced along the market road, leafing into a continuous green awning over the busiest footpaths.
- Layer
- Upper canopy
- Horizon
- 3–6 years
- Upkeep
- 3/5
Tradeoff to keep honest
Leaf drop and surface roots need yearly tending, and big crowns take a few years before they truly cool the street.
One tiny action
Adopt one street tree and water it through its first dry season.
Score breakdown73/100
Weighted for Cool Streets. Each bar shows the raw trait; the weight in front sets how much it counts right now.
Shade & cooling×0.5594
Water steadiness×0.1548
Habitat value×0.1255
Grower support×0.1840
Turn the dial above to watch a different specimen rise.