> If the trees were in the same space as the panels, they'd be in the midddle of the parking space. What you'd have then is not a car park, but just a plain ordinary park.

Sigh No, it's not. You can, and you should have trees in the middle of parking lots.

Examples (and these are not even good examples):

- https://maps.app.goo.gl/J4Ug8KyFcg8B481z5

- https://maps.app.goo.gl/Dm2faVYNbeWkivNK6

- https://maps.app.goo.gl/7DEYPKQFX8cNPD8n8