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Old 08-05-2015, 10:13 AM
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A couple of points. I believe the trees in question were large live oaks. They are slow growers, I have had them. Perhaps in 100 years, not 10 years, no one will notice. Secondly, I believe the tress in questions were in a protected area. This is hardly the same thing as clearing a non-protected area for houses.

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Originally Posted by outlaw View Post
That's ridiculous. No one replaces a fully grown oak with another one. They will plant a few (5?) trees, maybe 30 or 40 gallon size, and in a decade no one will notice. My God! You can have 30 foot palm trees planted for $300-$600, delivered. Do you go this crazy when the developer clear cuts acreage for the next village? No, of course not. They will plant small trees, and in a decade or so nature will run its course.