Avenuer
Senior Member
Those trees never did seem particularly healthy, which can be said for many other trees Downtown that were planted within the sidewalks maybe pre-2000 (when the root wells weren't as robust and geared toward tree health as they are now). I'm guessing they were cut down to widen the sidewalk and I hope the new trees will have a greater chance to thrive due to better urban planting practices nowadays.We seem to be very good in this City at cutting down large, old trees. Not sure what the health of these were or the importance of their removal to the overall scope of the project but sheesh, it takes 30 years for trees to grow this big in this part of the world. I hope there was a valid reason for their removal.