Beautiful Tree Cut

@RubyHawk (99405)

Atlanta, Georgia

July 23, 2022 5:51pm CST

When I went to the mailbox today I saw something surprising. A huge truck was pulled up to one of the large shade tree in the complex. Half a dozen or more men were gathered around the tree and the tree was being cut down branch by branch. The men were staring up watching the tree come down section by section. Nobody was in the truck at any controls that might have been there, the men were keeping the branches in a pile an a small machine was taking them to a chipping machine. I’ve racked my brain trying to determine how the tree was coming down. The last trees cut here were cut by men climbing the trees and cutting it down piece by piece from the top. I’m just not clear on the new technology. Anyway I hated to see another beautiful tree go. I asked one of the men if the tree was rotted inside and he said no it wasn’t. I saw the chunks falling down and I saw no rot.

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@rebelann (112959)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Jul 22

How sad. Trees are priceless and to me should not be cut down if they are healthy ..... we need all the trees we can get or we won't have enough oxygen for the human population

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

We do need all our trees. We had rows of trees on each side of the parking lot until a few years they cut more than half the trees down. Something was said of fear of trees falling on the apartments. These are green sturdy trees but I wouldn’t be surprised now if all out trees are cut down.

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@LadyDuck (471968)

• Switzerland

12 Aug 22

@RubyHawk We need more trees, finally the government is planning to plant more trees every year. This is good, trees are also good to clean the pollution of the air.

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@rebelann (112959)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Aug 22

Yes, we do need more trees @LadyDuck but seedlings and saplings can't do what a mature tree does. I pray it's not too late as many trees require years to mature.

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@LadyDuck (471968)

• Switzerland

24 Jul 22

This is sad, the trees are those that help to maintain a cooler temperature during summer. I do not know why we continue to cut trees.

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@LadyDuck (471968)

• Switzerland

25 Jul 22

@RubyHawk This is a shame, this is not the way we are going to save the planet.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

I don’t know either. It’s sad to see so many of our trees cut down. Here every time a subdivision is built every tree will be cut down before the building begins. Such a waste of oxygen producing trees.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jul 22

@LadyDuck No it isn’t. We need all our trees.

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@snowy22315 (181948)

• United States

24 Jul 22

Did they give a reason for it? Was it intrferring with the power lines? Our Electric co op was giving away shorter trees at the picnic, there reasoning was the tall ones can interefere wtih power lines and can cause outages. Most of the wires are underground here though.

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@snowy22315 (181948)

• United States

24 Jul 22

@RubyHawk If it was threatening buildings or impairing visibilty it could be a reason. Otherwise it is ridiculous to cut down cooling trees, and not enviromentally friendly at all.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

@snowy22315 It’s environmentally appalling to-cut stable trees without good reason. They produce our oxygen.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

I don’t see any power lines. I suppose they are underground. I haven’t been to the office to ask yet but I will when I go down there. Although the office workers usually have little information.

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@jobelbojel (35987)

• Philippines

26 Jul 22

I bet the tree is giving a good shade. It is a shame that it has to be taken down.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 22

it was bad but I found out a storm had loosened its roots and it was leaning. It had to be cut down for safety.

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@jobelbojel (35987)

• Philippines

31 Jul 22

@RubyHawk Seemed a good reason

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 22

@jobelbojel YEs, It was a very good reason but I miss the shade when I walk to the mailbox.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

24 Jul 22

I see, trees can be hazardous to underground things or above electric lines and many cut. My last trip to Marukai saw a shady tree cut to thy ground... no more shade from it now.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jul 22

@oahuwriter Cutting trees leaves less nesting places for birds and squirrels.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

We don’t have overhead lines and I don’t believe there were lines under the trees because the trees are in a line and on the other side of the curb and for Whatever reason it’s one more tree removed. They cut down our beautiful red buds a few years ago.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26777)

• United States

25 Jul 22

@RubyHawk Birds must have been mystified too. I understand, just about half a block away in a parking lot, there were orchid trees, all cut now for a few years ago now. Miss the beautiful flowers. I used to see saffron finches, not anymore since trees gone.

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@porwest (92404)

• United States

24 Jul 22

There must have been something about the tree that someone decided to needed to go, but it is a shame. It is what it is, though, I suppose. As for the technology, removing trees has become quite easy to do these days.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

I couldn’t believe it. The workers were clearing the branches as they fell while the machinery kept cutting the tree. I stood back and watched for a good while.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

@porwest I still have trees at my deck. I’m hoping they don’t decide to cut them.

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@porwest (92404)

• United States

24 Jul 22

@RubyHawk I can imagine. I love the trees around me. I almost feel like I am in the country even though where my house is, is not.

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@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

25 Jul 22

If the trees are cut because they are dangerous to the passengers or something like that, then it is reasonable. I hope there will be a good reason to remove these big trees.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jul 22

I intend to find out.

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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)

• United States

24 Jul 22

That's sad, unless they took the tree down because it was dangerous and could fall and hurt someone or it was getting too close to power lines.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

That’s true, but it wasn’t for any of those reasons. I will ask and they could have a plausible reason

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

24 Jul 22

Sometimes trees need to be cut down for a variety of reasons. We refuse to cut some of ours years ago, then a storm came and uprooted them, causing damage to neighbours property!

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

24 Jul 22

@RubyHawk oh well,I guess they had their reasons, even though you and I may not have agreed with them.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

I would have thought that but these are strong sturdy trees. There was no rot on the tree and these trees are only slightly taller than the apartments. I don’t see how they could fall on the apartments.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

@valmnz I haven’t been by the office to ask yet but I doubt they will know the reasoning behind the decision either.

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@marlina (154131)

• Canada

24 Jul 22

Maybe the city clerk knows the reason.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

It’s very unlikely the city clerk was consulted. The tree was cut down so nothing will bring it back but I intend to ask at the office next time I’m there just out of curiosity.

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@RasmaSandra (80635)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Jul 22

That is sad, I love trees particularly the very large oaks that grew in Latvia, I miss those a lot,

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

I wish everyone would save every tree possible. There should be a good reason to cut any tree.

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@Marilynda1225 (83064)

• United States

25 Jul 22

It certainly is a mystery as to why they would cut down a perfectly healthy tree. That does sound like an interesting way to cut down the tree. Modern technology makes me shake my head sometimes

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jul 22

Technology is unbelievable these days.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

6 Aug 22

That's too bad. Around here yes are still cut with someone operating the controls from inside a truck.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

6 Aug 22

This must be the latest way to cut a tree. I’d never seen it before.

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@cacay1 (83577)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Jul 22

We're they permitted to cut the tree. It's not good. Hoping it wasn't illegal.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jul 22

I’m sure it was legal. They wouldn’t go outside the law.

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@Juliaacv (51452)

• Canada

24 Jul 22

It seems strange that a perfectly nice and healthy shade tree would be taken down in the fashion that it was. It almost makes me wonder if there was a weak spot in it or something.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

The worker I asked said no, he didn’t know why they wanted the tree cut. Of course the owners can cut all the trees if they like.

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@wolfgirl569 (107859)

• Marion, Ohio

24 Jul 22

Thats sad. But when they get very tall they can be dangerous to houses if they fall

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

These trees are only slightly taller than the apartments.

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@JudyEv (341717)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jul 22

It's such a shame when a tree that took so long to get to whatever height it is, is then cut down in a matter of hours. I do hope they had a good reason to do it.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

I hope so because it can’t be replaced now. It would likely take fifty years to grow another tree like it.

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@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

24 Oct 22

It is heartbreaking seeing trees being cut. Trees are precious.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Oct 22

They came through our complex and cut down a lot of trees but they’re finally finished.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Oct 22

@nela13 They didn’t , but we still have a good many trees and they didn’t cut the trees near my deck, so that’s good.

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@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

25 Oct 22

@RubyHawk Did they explain why they were cutting the trees?

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@LindaOHio (181177)

• United States

24 Jul 22

It's always sad to lose a large tree. I'm sure they had their reasons.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

It’s possible. I’ll ask next time I’m at the office.

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@Kandae11 (55131)

•

24 Jul 22

Maybe they needed the tree for something special.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Jul 22

It was cut up and put in a chipper. The only thing it could be used is mulch but they probably went in a dump.

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