These two trees were cut down today in the park, and I was shocked because they were two of the largest trees there. I feel really sad about it, and it made me quite angry. Is there anyone knowledgeable who could tell me, based on the photos, whether the trees were diseased and whether cutting them down was justified?
by ClueCharacter5370
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Trees are expensive to remove. City’s don’t just remove trees without a good reason. It’s not like it’s in someone’s yard and they can remove it “cause I don’t like it”. It’s easy to speculate but just figure chances are very low there wasn’t a good reason to remove it.
That’s really not enough to base any conclusion on. You’re not going to get a satisfying answer here. You could try and contact the parks department for your city and see what they say
Are they Persimmon or Nyssa? Can certainly see rot but that doesn’t mean they were compromised. Had a “tree company” convince my neighbor that the best of her ultra merchantable Doug Fir stand was rotten last summer. He miraculously bucked them to 16’s and took them all. Hate these shysters.
Trees are antiquated, we need to make room for modernity! Hopefully they put up a couple 5G towers disguised as trees
These trees were growing right on the edge of what appears to be an ancient irrigation canal that is still in use. Is that correct? Protection of the canal may be the reason for removal of the trees.
Is there an ancient building on top of the wall on the far side of the canal?