Comments on: Dolores Park palm tree chopped down by vandals last night

By: SFdoggy

SFdoggy — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:29:01 +0000

Sadly, tree vandals do exist — not clear what the point is, but this is not the first time that a tree has been randomly attacked.

I doubt that someone was protecting their view; given the slope in this area, it seems unlikely that it was blocking anyone’s view.

By: GG

GG — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:00:22 +0000

After a big tree came down in Glen Canyon this week, I hope this isn’t the start of someone going around vandalizing trees (http://glenparkassociation.org/2012/10/02/monterey-pine-falls-in-canyon-wires-to-rec-center-down/). The one in GC was purportedly accidental, but maybe it just didn’t occur to anyone to suspect vandalism?

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:13:44 +0000

Why in the world would anyone do THAT? Smashing bottles is an official Mission District sporting event, endorsed (and casually observed) by the SFPD.

By: En-Chu Lao

En-Chu Lao — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:56:40 +0000

What did SFPD reply when you called them; you DID call them, am I right?

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:06:47 +0000

Remember the palm torched on Hoff in front of Kid Power park? Crazy. They cut them both down. Pretty stupid though. They let the trees suffer for years with no trimming. And then two died and they left them. I’m not sure what I’m trying to say.

I guess it’s not safe being a Palm

By: bikestreesboys

bikestreesboys — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:09:57 +0000

The other thing I’ve noticed in my line of work is that there are plenty of random, stupid assholes in this world. And when it comes to trees, the assholes always seem to overestimate themselves and underestimate the tree.

By: manymachines

manymachines — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:49:27 +0000

That’s pretty interesting! The extent of my tree knowledge is from watching lumberjack competitions on ESPN in the early 90s, so I’ll defer to you on technique.

(I don’t have a better alternative explanation than “random stupid asshole”, but unfortunately that seems plausible as well, at least to me.)

By: bikestreesboys

bikestreesboys — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:42:41 +0000

I probably do sound crazy, but if you look at the other trees on that block of church, you’ll see that a lot of them have been cut badly. Specifically one pine in the park between Cumberland and 18th. The top was sheared off like a hedge around the time that the building on the west side of the street (which got a view of downtown after the tree was butchered) went on the market. I work on trees for a living and I live in the neighborhood, so I notice these things. The saw cut on the palm actually looks like the first of three cuts you would make to fell a tree to make it fall toward the path, not the muni tracks. It’s called a notch cut. Or, it could have been some random stupid asshole, but why would you cut down a palm tree for no reason?

By: manymachines

manymachines — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:08:10 +0000

You know this makes you sound crazy, right? If a person wanted to illegally clear a tree they’d TCB, not aim it to fall on the tracks and risk prison for criminal mischief.

By: doobie

doobie — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:12:57 +0000

we heard people smashing bottles all night long at 19th and church.

By: boyintheboat

boyintheboat — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:36:36 +0000

Effin retards.

By: P.D.Bird

P.D.Bird — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:51:23 +0000

Damn Hooligans http://www.missionmission.org/2012/10/02/partying-in-dolores-park-on-the-hottest-night-of-ever/

By: biketreesboys

biketreesboys — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:44:15 +0000

It was probably the assholes who live across the street, trying to get a better view. It wouldn’t be the first time trees in that part of Dolores were vandalized by some douche who thinks his view/property value is more important than the park.

By: fingerbinger

fingerbinger — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:47:30 +0000

Thank you for not using “on the quiet.”