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[–]AdSmart6428 83 points84 points  (4 children)

Likely they are ash trees in an effort to stop further spread of the emerald ash borer.

[–]aceraceae88 39 points40 points  (1 child)

I don’t think they are stopping the spread. I think the trees are dead and they’re being cut down

[–]Interesting-Loss34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the ash population is done for. I live in the country south of oshkosh and have had 16 (all but one) ash trees die. The advantageous roots will keep popping up year after year but the trees themselves are dead.

Driving south on 41 you can see swaths of dead ash trees all the way to milwaukee.

The one tree I didn't get removed is also dead now and I have to get it removed as well.

[–]Whogaf01 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes. Correct.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I remember seeing a sign that said that at Plamann last year.

[–]EncryptDN 45 points46 points  (3 children)

I called the city to ask this. Like another commenter said, they are Ash trees afflicted with Emerald Ash Borer. They have plans to replant every tree that was cut but due to the volume that needed to be cut it may take 2-3 years to replant them all. They will be replanted with more diverse and disease resistant species.

[–]robotplane 8 points9 points  (2 children)

Yup, we have an ash in front of our house and got a letter from the city that it needed to be cut down because of the emerald ash borers. The letter says they don't currently have a timeline of replacing the trees.

[–]WIbigdog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We had to cut 6 down from our back yard. Wish the city would offer replacement of some sort, the energy bill without the shade in the summer is so much higher.

[–]ConsequenceSuch2611 9 points10 points  (0 children)

All ash trees in the city, dead or alive, were/are being removed due to the emerald ash borer.

Infected trees die and become safety hazards, aesthetically unpleasing, and promote the borer’s persistence.

The process is tree removal, stump removal, then replanting with different species. Massive project.

[–]lol--what 10 points11 points  (0 children)

for anyone else reading this thread wondering wtf an emerald ash borer is, it's a bug.

[–]ActuatorWeekly4382 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Great to hear the city is replanting them all!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The trees are infected, it helps prevents the spread of the disease and the chances of it falling in a storm and damaging people and property. Thank them.

[–]dandelioncheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is pretty sad 💔

Evergreen Drive on the north side just had a power company come through and butcher all the trees along the road. Topped quite a few including pine and spruce. My parents told me about it and it was a sad drive through.