CHOPPED!

The article discusses how the emerald ash borer had destroyed thousands of trees in Illinois since 2006, where 11% of the trees were ash, particularly hard. Topics include the costs of removing them, the lack of enough big, affordable trees to replace the ruined ones, and the effect of the 2008 recession on the tree growers. It also mentions the benefits of learning diversity by ensuring that every tree should be different on any given street.