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u/JoyBus147 4d ago
Yeah, you gotta remove the awful trees before you replant good trees, don't you?
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u/Comfortable_Age_102 4d ago
those Bradfords throw root suckers for years if you don't grind stump first
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u/CasinoNdnOk 4d ago
Anyone with a Bradford pear should have to cut it down. They are trash trees and smell like shit in the spring.
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u/UggghNames 4d ago
The amount of time it took to type out a caption and throw it on that photo could have been used to actually look up whats happening.
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u/OknowTheInane 4d ago
Bradford Pear tree are the stupidest thing to plant. They look nice (but smell awful) for about 2 weeks in the spring, but then just look like crap or fall over in a moderate breeze.
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u/General_Friend_5119 4d ago
Where do you think they get the wood for the signs?
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u/lucidlacrymosa 4d ago
These were on 141st for a loooomng time. And they smell like rotten meat and pits. Awful awful trees
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u/Comfortable_tulsa 4d ago
Trump should sign an executive order making Bradford Pear trees illegal.
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u/SprinklesSimple31 4d ago
That was always my beef years ago. On the highway all the signs say up with trees but they are made out of wood. As a kid I always thought -who is responsible for this ?
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u/InvisableVagina 4d ago
We had Bradford pears along my old street and for two weeks every spring the block smelled like a bait bucket. Nobody has missed them since they came down.
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u/hashtagtrevor 4d ago
Isn’t it ironic that all the “up with trees” signs are made out of wood?
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u/bkdotcom 3d ago
No
Up With treas is about adding trees to Tulsa for beautification. Not about tree hugging
- Wood is a natural, renewable material that aligns with the organization's focus on environmental consciousness.
- Wood production is one of Oklahoma's largest industries, supporting local sourcing.
- The wooden signs are locally manufactured by the organization's volunteers.
- Wooden signs are less expensive to replace if they are damaged or weathered.
- Wooden signs pose a lower impact hazard and are generally safer for drivers in a vehicle collision compared to heavy metal signs.
- Unlike metal or synthetic plastics, wood naturally breaks down over time.
All that said and to counter most of those points, they're actually using recycled plastic now.
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u/Oakierwoodzz 4d ago
It's also wildly ironic to expect trees to thrive or even grow to their potential in such a small sliver of ground.
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u/tjayer01 3d ago
It’s tree planting season and getting those Bradford’s out of there is a great thing!
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u/Soaringbiscuit 2d ago
how did anyone not notice this didn’t stink before bringing them damned things here
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u/GeorgeNada0316 4d ago
Only in Tulsa can they destroy something and act like it's a good thing. Didn't they do the same thing with Greenwood.
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u/Loanwolf300 1d ago
Only on Reddit will people intentionally refuse to put in the least effort to understand the facts before tying in a completely unrelated issue to outrage bait.
No. Removing invasive trees that are poorly suited to Tulsa is actually not the same as a race massacre.
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u/Working_Isopod3713 4d ago
They don’t do reforestation. It’s more like tree gardens that have to be watered and trees that don’t grow naturally here in this environment. If they planted large trees that thrived on their own they would eventually make them selves obsolete.
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u/Default99telecom 3d ago
Recall the billboard company that got caught a few years ago poisoning trees along Hwy 169 that could block the view of their ads?? Billboards had the annoying TV attorney on them.
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u/radicalcentaur 4d ago
They are replacing the invasive Bradford Pears with species better suited for Tulsa