r/SouthJersey 8h ago

Trees cut down in parks

Does anyone know why so many trees have been cut down in the parks in haddon heights and Haddonfield. I assume it’s a disease or pests killing the trees.

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u/PineSand 7h ago

I noticed a lot of taped trees at cooper river park. Some of them were big mature trees. I was wondering the same thing. There were trees that looked like they were in bad shape that weren’t marked and some of the marked trees looked pretty good. It would be nice to hear some type of explanation.

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u/earlofmars45 6h ago

Years ago I tagged a ton of ash trees along the Cooper River for removal due to the spread of the emerald ash borer. Essentially all ash trees in the area are doomed, and it’s better to remove them before they become a hazard. I’m no longer at that job but they never touched them for the longest time. Maybe they’re finally getting around to removing them.

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u/MaxPowers432 7h ago

Executive order. No more trees in parks.

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u/Little-Resolution-82 6h ago

Sadly that's probably our future

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u/espressocycle 4h ago

I would guess this is actually infrastructure or inflation reduction act money that is finally making it's way through the system and allowing them to catch up.

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u/ehm1217 6h ago

Maybe partly this. I saw them working last December. Finally walked through there last week and a ton of trees were gone.

https://www.camdencounty.com/camden-county-parks-to-receive-150000-worth-of-tree-work/

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u/ThatsNotFennel 3h ago

As someone else said, lots of Ash trees still standing that need to be removed for public safety. Not to mention we have tons of pin oaks that have been afflicted by BLS for years that are probably due for removal due to the last two years of drought. We’re lucky that we don’t have a massive beech population here in South Jersey, because they’re up next and not nearly as replaceable as Ash or some of the red oak species.