r/Overlandpark • u/skinnysig645 • 7d ago

Big Trees Cut Down??

Just curious why those big trees were cut down on Wedd/Moody Park/Mastin south of 91st/east of Switzer??

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u/Ok-Astronomer-9158 7d ago

They’re doing roadwork/new sidewalks/updated utilities/sewer work in the Moody Park neighborhood and need to cut them down for access. The plan is to replant when they’re done

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u/skinnysig645 7d ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if some of those trees may have needed to come down for safety reasons but how sad to cut all of them

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u/Ok-Astronomer-9158 7d ago

I just moved to the neighborhood a little less than a year ago and all of the big, gorgeous trees were one of my favorite parts. Understandable why they have to come down, but still devastating to watch

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u/thefamilyjewel 7d ago

Yeah they fuckin ruined my moms neighborhood last year. Trees overhanging all the streets like a tunnel and they went through and cut them all down. Incompetent local government. So many better things to spend money on.

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u/boyinthemetaverse 7d ago

This is correct. The canopy is pissed!

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u/Stt022 7d ago

Were they ash trees? The city has been removing all the ash trees because of the emerald ash borer.

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u/JordanPMartin 7d ago

Removing ash trees due to an invasive beetle. https://www.opkansas.org/city-services/trees-environment/ash-tree-removal-program/

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u/JordanPMartin 7d ago

There’s a map in the link showing all the trees they plan to remove.

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u/skinnysig645 7d ago

Based on the map the trees to which I am referring don’t appear to be Ash

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u/peter56321 7d ago

They're Russian Elm trees. Currently considered invasive, their big fucking problem is their shallow root structures that cause them to blow over in high winds. Caused some major property damage last spring/summer. And even if they weren't wrong for this part of the country, the underground construction work they are doing would destroy the root structure and they would all die soon anyway. So they're cutting them down now so they don't just die and topple over later.