Cutting Trees in our Complex
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
Atlanta, Georgia
September 8, 2016 8:53pm CST
I got a big surprise when I walked down to our mail box this morning. I had heard what sounded like a power saw earlier but thought the electric company might be trimming under power lines as they do every so often.
But there were trees already cut down, trimmed and stacked up. I looked closely at the trees, thinking they must have been rotten, but no. The logs looked perfectly sound.
Then, I noticed all the trees in front of apartments on our side of parking were marked with red paint. They plan to cut those from the looks of it. I hate to see our beautiful trees cut. It's the main thing that drew us to this complex.
I'm hoping trees on the other side of parking will be left. They are big beautiful oaks and it will look terrible without them. If the trees at the back that shades our deck aren't spared we will most likely move and I don't like moving.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
9 Sep 16
how sad! i wonder if'n all those're interferrin' with the power lines 'n costin' too much to keep 'em out? i don't blame ya, i'd not be none too happy neither. 'n the thought 'f movin'?? i'd not wish such neither.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
11 Sep 16
@RubyHawk possibly so? i'd be most depressed to see 'em taken out 's well, though :(
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
9 Sep 16
That isn't it, no power lines are near these trees. They line the parking lot in front of two lines of apartments. It was always nice and shady with these big tall trees. the only thing I can think of is they might be afraid the trees might fall on the apartments in high winds.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Sep 16
@crazyhorseladycx We had a notice they will cut the ones in front of our apartment tomorrow.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
9 Sep 16
That is sad. I always hate to see trees being cut down. I hope they don't touch the oaks.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
9 Sep 16
@RubyHawk That is so sad. I hope it is only trimming.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Sep 16
@Happy2BeMe We'll see. I hope so.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Sep 16
I'm surprised that they gave no notice for such a major job on the trees. I hope they don't ruin the place for you.
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@DeborahDiane (40844)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Sep 16
@RubyHawk - I remember when we lived in Texas some developers cut down the beautiful old trees to build a new subdivision in an area called Willow Bend. I cried when I saw the trees were down ... and I didn't even live near those trees.
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@DeborahDiane (40844)
• Laguna Woods, California
10 Sep 16
@RubyHawk - I know exactly what you mean about the trees. I could never understand why they did not incorporate the row of trees into the subdivision they were building. It was very upsetting to me!
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Sep 16
@DeborahDiane When building subdivisions here every tree or bush standing is cut to the ground. What a waste, these homes could have beautiful trees growing around them instead of dirt.
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
10 Sep 16
Who says what is safe or not? I don´t see a reason to cut them if they were healthy.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
9 Sep 16
They just cut those trees like that? That's sad.....over here people cut trees all of a sudden in their garden too, for "clearing the view". I mean, if you want, you shave off some branches, but the whole tree? 
and yeah, I love the shade provided by the trees too. After they cut the tree beside our apartment, all the sunlight enters in summer and it heats up too much.
and yeah, I love the shade provided by the trees too. After they cut the tree beside our apartment, all the sunlight enters in summer and it heats up too much.1 person likes this
@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
10 Sep 16
@RubyHawk exactly. These important things people just don't get. This process of indiscriminate tree felling is going to turn on us in a bad way in the future.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Sep 16
It already is but nobody seems to notice or care. @ria1606roy
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