Tree lovers rejoice after healthy locust trees were abruptly removed on April 10
By Andrew Harris
A nice surprise when toodling down Main Street today! DPW Director Brad Mattison was surveying the newly installed Pointe Red Maple trees on the eastern sidewalk between Pearl and Jefferson Streets, aka The Beef Haus block.
The sidewalks have all been redone with new concrete work and on a fine late October day the Beef Haus outdoor cafe was open!!
Wellsville Tree Board member Oak Duke reacted to news:
It was terrible that the big trees were cut down, a surprise to us all. But the mayor and village board came through and replaced them. These new trees will be big and beautiful, especially in the fall when they become a brilliant red.
With a little help from “ai” this is what the block should look like in just a few years time:
On April 10, 2026 Wellsville was shocked to see all of the honey locust trees which lined that side of the street suddenly gone. The trees had been a fixtured on Main Street for decades, offering important protection from the direct sun that shines directly on that side of the street most of the year. Read more from our reporting earlier this year:
