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Originally Posted by Graham
Napoleon apparently also engaged in some similar forward thinking. When he took power in France he ordered that trees be planted alongside all the major roads to shade his troops when marching in the hot summer months.
When he was told that it would take 20 years for the trees to become tall enough for this to be any use he supposedly said words to the effect of "well you'd better get started right away, then!"
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Poplars, weren't they. And the French authorities now seem to trying to get rid of them. Too many French drivers crashing their cars into them, apparently.