Rich SOB's bought an old house and cut down all the trees.

[Peregrine Took]

Beautiful, healthy mature trees - 3 stories tall. Home to many birds, etc.

Makes me want to scream when I see those stumps

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Omigod, what a horrible act! That IS a crime, against nature and clean air.

People like that make me want to scream too, my dear Peregrine Took.

[FoxNewsSucks]

2. Assholes.

I hate that. I have no understanding why anyone would kill and remove good trees. Around here, there are so many places with no trees, and it drives me up the wall when some jackass does that instead of just buying a place that is already treeless.

[aka-chmeee]

3. Out here in the rural areas

It's common for Rich SOB farmers to buy large tracts of land with timbered areas and cut all the hardwood trees; which are probably destined for sale to overseas buyers. Sad to see hundreds of walnut, oak, hickory etc., logs in piles beside the road waiting for trucks to haul them away.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. Too many people have no appreciation for nature

It’s only a vehicle for them to make money. Very sad.

[RKP5637]

5. I really do really hate many people. I just can't make up excuses for them. I simply hate them. n/t

[CentralMass]

6. Assholes.

[Hela]

7. Lake Forest Chainsaw Massacre in 1987

Oh, this takes me back! I remember when Mr. T bought the Armour Mansion in Lake Forest, Illinois and cut down over 100 big old trees -- the outrage across all of Chicagoland was amazing.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2011/6/22/10460682/revisiting-mr-ts-1987-lake-forest-chainsaw-massacre

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-05-22-8702070954-story.html

[Marthe48]

8. I'm sorry to see this

I think it is a pissing contest. Somebody buys a lot and they must, in any way possible, put their mark on it. The trees are the first to die for the ego of the new owner.

I have said it once, and I'll say it till I die. If you want property with no trees, buy a lot that is already denuded.

My neighbors are busy clear-cutting my street. My plan is to contribute to a tree-planting organization, and plant trees and shrubs on my 1/3 acre whereever I can. I can't save the world, but I can piss off the tree-killers by making them look at my overgrown yard.

[lpbk2713]

9. Insurance agents sometimes require that in Florida.

Hurricane winds could blow them down on the roof if they're close enough.

[haele]

10. It's nesting season in some areas.

Many localities where migratory birds nest do not allow large trees to be cut down unless they verify there are no nests in the trees.

Haele

[Wicked Blue]

11. Some do this along the Potomac River in order to have a "view"

F*cking assholes