Best reason to cut down a tree...

Anyone with any concern for the environment would not want to cut down trees, but as you said, there are reason why some trees need cutting down. Firstly, there are plantation trees that are grown for the purpose of cutting down & processing for a pulp mill. Then there are trees which have been planted in inappropiate places & the roots are causing structural damage to buildings. These need to be cut down too. I dont thunk a highway is a good enough reason to cut down a tree, they can just put the highway around the tree. The roads dont have to be straight. Buildings can sometimes be designed around trees too, but not always.

i don't think there is a best reason to cut down a tree, unless it disrupts a public activity or something. Maybe one of the best reason to cut a tree is if it's out of place... like in the middle of the hi-way (if ever it grows there for some reason). However people should remember that we should FIRST PLANT A REPLACEMENT OF THE TREE/S at the appropriate place/s before cutting down a tree! But sometimes there are people who do not know the significance of trees and so they just cut trees down w/o remorse because they are not informed. I think we all should share our concern for the earth by telling other people the significance of having trees around the city or anywhere else. =)

Hello aseretdd, Unless the tree poses a danger to human kind, like going to fall down during storm or heavy rain, there is no apparent reason why you need to cut down a tree. Sometimes, the developers have no choice but to cut down the trees when they need to build a new highway and this will result to more global warming. In my area, there are less trees now compare to the last few years and I can feel that it is hotter than before.