That's just fatalistic - different to being dumber than a coconut shell. But I doubt it's just here... but need such stories from other countries.

Planting the wrong trees next to houses seems to be a good one. I went to see one house... they had built an extension that was slowly sliding into next door's garden... looked at the ground and was made of solid roots. Looked around... the house next door had been abandoned coz they'd planted this enormous tree that as engulfing the house - and foundations - dunno what it was, some kinda pine... but footprint must have been 40m wide! I backed out. That tree belonged in a forest.

Papaya is another good one - I've seen it destroy walls - quite amazing the slow power of some plants to destroy concrete.