New York and Chicago have towering skyscrapers. San Francisco has classic Victorian houses. Here in Portland, we have trees. From mammoth Douglas-firs to an impressive, multispecies roster of Heritage Trees all over the city, Portland is a dendrophile’s paradise—at least, that has long been the city’s narrative. Portland’s lush tree canopy isn’t distributed equally across all neighborhoods, however, and the city’s existing trees are struggling. As the effects of climate change worsen, summers in the.