Tree Crisis Plagues Overland Park

As with all things related to suburban life . . . There's an INSANE AMOUNT OF WORK required by homeowners that isn't apparent from the outset. 

Here's one more example and the latest addition to the endless "honey do" list . . . Check-it: 

"The city has planted about 3,000 trees to take the place of the removed ash street trees, and another 630 will be planted by the end of this calendar year, all paid for with federal COVID-19 relief funds totaling nearly $1.6 million.

"Overland Park has also budgeted about $700,000 in regular city capital and maintenance project funds to replant another roughly 1,500 trees next spring . . . 

"In Overland Park, care for street trees — whether they’re young or mature — is the responsibility of the adjacent homeowner, though they’re in a city right-of-way . . . In the end, the city is worried about the quality of the wider tree canopy if this large number of saplings don’t reach maturity or are unhealthy when they do."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

OP officials worry replanted trees aren't getting proper care

Overland Park officials worry the thousands of saplings planted to replace ash trees along city streets might not be getting the care they need.