I really could care less about the trees one way or the other. I sure don't gaze at them and admire them as I'm flying towards the reds base. At the same time, it is great for hiding a tank in them. Too bad the tank sucks now, but I digress.
I was not aware that they were responsible for lag. In DF1, I played with the minimum settings and still lagged so I really doubt it had anything to do with the trees.
Call me cruel if you wish, but I think the lag has more to do with people with crap Internet. You know where I'm going with this...the minute you add anyone with Ala21, Ases del Sur, Cavaliers, etc...you know you aren't going to have a game without the lag. Yet you can play against a guy from Europe or Australia and not have an issue. Tell me I'm bullshitting, but I bet I'm not the only one that sees this.
But blame it on the trees...Maybe it's time to start throwing my smokes out of the plane...I just hope they hit the trees and not Hulk's lap...he sure gets pissed when I do that.