Belfrybat, I love the Trees. Guess that is why I live in Minnesota
I am not a MN native, I am originally from the plains of NE and hated it. I wanted the woods, which is one of the reason I moved North. When I was preparing to leave the plains I was looking in WA, ID, MN, and PA for jobs. I landed that job in MN 30 years ago and have never once regretted moving to the Twin Cities.
Now my Mother hated MN, and she only visited. She is not a tree fan
and would cut down a tree on the farm just to cut it down because it was a tree and shredded leaves.