Originally Posted by rosarugosa
There seems to be a war on trees in my area. People buy a house and then cut down all the trees on the property. Neighbors across the street are taking down a beautiful majestic tree in their backyard that already has an erosion problem from the river. It's the last tree remaining on the property and it makes me want to cry.
This neighbor has also removed all shrubs and flowers from the property, so there is nothing remaining but turf. It's not like he's clearing away the trees for his iris and lily garden or anything.
That's how my neighborhood in NJ was going. We had one ice storm in March that led one neighbor to cut down every tree on his property. We used to have a lovely, tree-lined "boulevard" type neighborhood and now it looks like a Monopoly board thanks to the Emerald Ash Borer and neighbors who prefer a clear path to turf management over lovely, shade-bearing trees.
I would cry, too, rosa.
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