I don’t think that a false front needs to be coupled with an elevated green.
I am also not a fan of greens that are just sloped one direction. Yes, some are fine but I have seen many courses where the only defense of most of their greens is to slope on direction.
I like to have to make risk/reward choices such as a forced carry or a 295 yard par 4.
Lastly I echo the sentiments of some people above… Take care of the trees! They grow into play over the years. We play a lot of tree lined, mountain type of courses in New England. Crumpin Fox has one in the middle of the fairway on 17, not my favorite but you can see it well in advance to plan around it. Big Oak and Maple trees can grow out and overhang the playing area, obviously not in the original design of the course from 70 years ago in some cases.