@user47@m.ai6yr.org I don't think it's fair to say "Americans" do this. Maybe American developers? Maybe American homeowners associations? I have gone out of my way to leave the majority of my 10 acres natural. I've also gone out of my way to make sure that the few trees I planted are native to this area. Most of my neighbors do the same. The problem is not with Americans. It's with American developers and the owners of closely packed homes in subdivisions.