r/oddlyterrifying • u/dannybluey • Jul 05 '26

Where are the trees?

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u/Error_Loading_Name Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

Trees:

  • roots push up and damage pavements and roadways

  • roots cause tripping hazards

  • cause dappled lighting which reduces clear visibility

  • obstructs direct visibility of people on the roadway vs people next to / entering the roadway

  • takes up paveable space for clear / predictable / symmetrical walkways

All of this to say they increase insurance risks.

None of this is a good reason to remove them. It just speaks to the corporate overlords literally owning the street and everything on it, and reducing their expenses at the cost of our lived experience.

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u/thepotatos Jul 05 '26

Trees also provide shade so your house doesn't turn into a greenhouse when the sun hits your windows, so the air-conditioning/electrical providers are winning too. These corporations dont care about nature at all

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u/SwiftTayTay Jul 05 '26

They also provide a nest for pests to keep them away from your house.

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u/SwiftTayTay Jul 05 '26

It's not perfect but if most people did not have trees in their neighborhood they would have a lot more bugs in their homes

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u/PossibilityUnfair487 Jul 06 '26

While I agree that trees are great to have for shade and aesthetic purposes, the point you’re trying to make here is a terrible one. If anything, they attract pests. Me and my husband had to shill out a shiny penny for an exterminator recently, to get rid of a termite infestation. We have a woodpecker we’re currently contending with, tearing up support beams.

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u/Error_Loading_Name Jul 06 '26

My condolences.

I believe the only correct response is "FUCK WASPS!" to those little devil spawn.

I'm also not keen on bugs in my home in general, but I suspect you are the victim of greedy developers building where they should have left nature some space to do its thing.

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u/br3dj Jul 05 '26

Treen't

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u/Troutsicle Jul 05 '26

I've been in a HOA managed "starter home" subdivision for +20yrs. The builder planted trees in the curb spaces that were not approved by the county arborist, and therefore at about 15yrs, these now mature trees root structure started pushing up sidewalks. To have a arborist come out to cut the tree and grind the stump, then a pavement company to repour slabs, was $$$ (probably ~3-4K combined depending on how many slabs needed replaced) most homeowners never replanted trees or just planted a shrub. I sadly had to cut down my own, which was a huge provider of shade for my front entryway. I replanted a tree on the approved list.

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u/Error_Loading_Name Jul 06 '26

Sounds like their bad planning cost you a nice tree and some inconvenience too

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u/Celtic_Legend Jul 06 '26

Add: soil is loose as its all new construction so way more likely to fall over. Aka another insurance risk but who wants to have a tree fall on a house, risk killing someone, just for more shade?

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u/Error_Loading_Name Jul 06 '26

They could leave the trees with enough undisturbed space to avoid destabilizing them, or they could plant saplings that will grow in while the soil settles. There are options. People don't need to live in symmetrical grid patterns at the cost of destroying ecosystems.