Back in the early 1970s, nearly every front garden had a tree in it, often slap bang in the middle of the lawn in a 3ft diameter circle of soil. There was a popular slogan back then - Plant a tree in 73 and the year after it was - plant some more in 74.
I live in a cul de sac of 6 houses, all owned by pensioners and every house has still got a tree in the front garden and it just looks nice. Last year a young family moved in to one of the houses and lo and behold, the tree has now been chopped down even though it was healthy.
When you look at houses in streets with the usual age mix, you hardly ever see a tree anymore and most councils have removed them from the pavements which was prevalent in my childhood.
I thought trees are good for the environment and they certainly look attractive, so why the apparent lack of interest in them ?