Well, I have formed my own opinion: Dendrophobia - the fear of trees. Is this what drives the current mayor and the members of the village council to remove so many trees?
I looked up this condition on the Cleveland
Clinic website - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22587-dendrophobia-fear-of-trees
Here is what I found on that website:
Dendrophobia is a fear of trees. People with this specific phobia feel anxious when they think about or see a tree. Many people with tree phobia have had negative experiences with trees. You can overcome a phobia of trees with exposure therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and other treatments.
Someone with dendrophobia may be afraid of:
Dangers hidden in trees, such as spiders, scorpions or snakes.Encountering trees after dark.
Shadows made by trees.
Sounds of leaves rustling in the wind.
Tree branches or entire trees falling on them.
Tripping over tree roots. (a real concern presently at our parks - see photo right)
Walking or driving near or underneath trees.
Or maybe the mayor and council members suffered traumatic loses of their kites – to kite eating trees – when they were younger.
So perhaps there is an explanation for this tree hating behavior.
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