Possible Clues:

• It's so off-putting to have trees cut up by the hundreds
• Persuades or discourages from doing
• It's so off-putting to have five hundred trees cut in bits
• Holds off
• Rested badly - this is discouraging
• Diverts
• Five hundred chopped-up trees is so off-putting
• Discourages or prevents from doing
• Dissuade
• Holds back