St. Louis Tree Watch: Sublette Near Shaw Avenues

An ongoing investigation into the oddball sights we see around St. Louis

By Ryan Krull

May 16, 2023 at 10:18 am

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This tree tried to be a natural traffic calmer and failed.

Triple Zero

This is: an eco-friendly traffic calming measure

Location: Sublette Avenue, near Shaw Boulevard

Carbon Emitted in its construction: zero

Traffic calmed: zero. In fact, in the few minutes we were there, we saw many drivers whose confusion quickly turned to rage when they realized this branch in the road would be a mild inconvenience.

Number of sedans who tried to thread the needle between foliage and curb: one

Success rate of said sedan: zero

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