I don't think the cities were in such a bad place before the Revolution, this is a more recent thing. They "prune" the trees by cutting pretty much every branch

I don't think the cities were in such a bad place before the Revolution, this is a more recent thing. They "prune" the trees by cutting pretty much every branch, then a couple of years down the road they cut them off because they've died. I've seen this happen many times. You're right, of course, those in forests and those in the cities bring different benefits, but most people don't seem to care enough about either.