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Forty-two whip trees were cut down on Patak Street in Sopron, after the residents there told the city representative that their houses were in danger because of the withered branches and the pressing roots on the pavement. The leaves of the trees have protected the relatively busy street for generations, covering the road with a green canopy. Patak utca is one of Sopron’s cozy streets – it was.

The villagers were very divided by the news about cutting down the trees. Already in June, it was known that the residents asked the city to cut down old trees that were a threat to their buildings. Calls for the rescue also appeared on social media. The local media also covered the case, wall stickers appeared for a few hours on the condemned tree trunks, but they quickly disappeared from there. The comments section worked, but nothing else happened.

It was also known that the street will be closed on Monday as improvement work begins. Therefore, the lack of information cannot be called now, despite this, on Tuesday, the people of Sopron did nothing but cut down the trees on Patak street. The majority strongly criticized and called the removal of whip trees brutal, but those who lived near large trees tried to protect the interests of the residents.

It is certain that Sopron has now lost a quiet street. Patak utca is not what it used to be.

“But it can be again!” – putting pressure on the representative of the local government of the area. Ádám Magas held a public forum with the people who live on the street, he was the first to be sure that the trees are already dangerous.

Refresh: After our article was published, one of our readers said that there was no real agreement among the residents of the street that all the trees should be cut down. This could only be to the benefit of some affected residents, as there were indeed some diseased trees, and those whose roots could disturb one of the houses , and in one case the trees were shading the solar panels, but they did not think that a complete cleaning should be done on the street. At the forum, they found they had a choice: either they cut down all the trees, or everything is as it is.

“In fact, experts examined the trees on Patak Street, and we sought the opinions of several experts. They were too old, moreover, their roots were cut on both sides, they were really holding each other,” the representative of Fidesz told Telex. He also saw the strong opinions of the people of Sopron on social media, to which he says: if a tree had fallen, damaged a parked car, or if a passenger or a child had been injured, those who now frustrated too. look for those responsible.

It should be noted that trees do not live forever. However, replacing them is really a duty. A generational change is indeed happening on Patak Street, new ones are replacing the old ones. From now on the street will be decorated with globose cherries, which do not grow too big. They grow smaller leaves and smaller roots, and they hope that there will be fewer problems with them on the street.

According to the information we have at the city, someone announced a prosecution demonstration even earlier, for Friday. However, the show was canceled due to lack of interest.