Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
They are invasive trees that severely impact native biodiversity. .
Got it. Well, I'm all for eliminating invasive species and cultivating native plants and trees. I looked up the ones you mentioned (not that I didn't believe you) and they are invasive.

I'm cool with your DH cutting them down, and I have no doubt that you will be great stewards of your property in Hermann.

But I do love trees. To say that they are malevolent is just like saying deer are malevolent because they eat our plants even though they only eat them because we have encroached on their habitat. We are the colonial interlopers, not the trees.