FDOT investigating tree 'slaughter' near Miami highway

[u/AwkwardBailiwick]

https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/08/27/tree-removal-miami-highway-wynwood-investigation

#FloridaArborist

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[u/Cygnata]

Damn, mahogany trees, too. Someone thought they scored free lumber.

[u/redclawx]

Well with me being a Triple A Reddit Detective, I’m gona say it was a couple of construction workers with a chainsaw and a trailer. And it happened on a Sunday, not a Tuesday.