beSpacificFeb 21, 2023
On a lush, 55,000-sq ft undeveloped plot of land in SE DC two two towering #WhiteOakTrees more than 100 ft tall more than 100 in in circumference have stood sentry over the District’s easternmost tip for decades. Sometime in the past 2yrs someone injected them w #poison to #kill them. #ProtectingTrees & #angering #developers. #Stop #killing our #trees so you can make more money! https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/10/dc-poisoned-heritage-trees/ #TreeCanopy #Trees in #DC disappearing due to developer greed.
These D.C. trees were thriving. Then they were poisoned.

A developer that build affordable housing for D.C. will pay $144,000 after covertly poisoning healthy trees to avoid fines for removing them, officials said.

The Washington Post