tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5313359868119672872..comments2024-03-28T14:10:47.786-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Shit Week continues: Majestic willow tree butchered on Eighth StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2875799243621158472010-12-13T23:45:18.315-05:002010-12-13T23:45:18.315-05:00Fear not dear neighbors! Terrified, I quickly did ...Fear not dear neighbors! Terrified, I quickly did a search and found this...http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23256<br />I can sleep now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74316670042328479652010-12-13T22:28:59.120-05:002010-12-13T22:28:59.120-05:00That tree needed maintainence, and you all act lik...That tree needed maintainence, and you all act like a bunch of corn-fed, pale-skinned, untrimmed fleshy babiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84371297284910223182010-12-13T10:24:20.150-05:002010-12-13T10:24:20.150-05:00WHAT are they feeding those parks dept employees! ...WHAT are they feeding those parks dept employees! TRIM? REALLY? Are you serious???glammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-78342828671908100582010-12-11T07:31:31.679-05:002010-12-11T07:31:31.679-05:00Call Dorie Rosen at the Bronx Botanical Garden. S...Call Dorie Rosen at the Bronx Botanical Garden. She will know exactly what to do with the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17491472826156627402010-12-11T03:19:13.530-05:002010-12-11T03:19:13.530-05:00If tree in on personal property, one can do whatev...If tree in on personal property, one can do whateverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5309447199679776372010-12-10T23:28:18.794-05:002010-12-10T23:28:18.794-05:00these photos make me ill. not sure i believe ther...these photos make me ill. not sure i believe there will be speedy regeneration :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31138252937184434362010-12-10T21:30:36.807-05:002010-12-10T21:30:36.807-05:00That's not a pruning, it's an AMPUTATION!That's not a pruning, it's an AMPUTATION!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47350728467469414462010-12-10T18:18:01.526-05:002010-12-10T18:18:01.526-05:00indeed if this is all the cutting being done to th...indeed if this is all the cutting being done to this tree (esp leaving the top with foliage) then yes, it will come back, thankfully. if they were going to "chop it down" they'd chop it down at the stump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51606978952647363052010-12-10T14:21:21.630-05:002010-12-10T14:21:21.630-05:00Oh no!
As this was a 'trim' job, does t...Oh no! <br /><br />As this was a 'trim' job, does that mean the tree is going to be left there like that? If so, will it really sprout new growth?<br /><br />I say we pick up the guerrilla gardening where Liz Christy left off and start bombing the neighborhood with bags of seeds.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91846005931275371422010-12-10T12:21:22.764-05:002010-12-10T12:21:22.764-05:00"Mister!" he said with a sawdusty sneeze..."Mister!" he said with a sawdusty sneeze,<br />"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.<br />I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.<br />And I'm asking you, sir, at the top if my lungs"-<br />he was very upset as he shouted and puffed-<br />"What's that THING you've made out of my Truffula tuft?" <br /><br />"Look, Lorax," I said."There's no cause for alarm.<br />I chopped just one tree. I am doing no harm.<br />I'm being quite useful. This thing is a Thneed.........Bowery Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32109636164619900442010-12-10T11:35:45.439-05:002010-12-10T11:35:45.439-05:00It is possible that this tree will come back in fu...It is possible that this tree will come back in full glory in the spring. As a city girl I know very little about gardening, but have learned a bit in the 15 or so years I've had a plot in my block's garden.<br /><br />Once I trimmed my beautiful sage all the way back because the branches were rotting and it was a mess. I was castigated by my fellow gardeners for killing a 30 year old grandma sage. But the next year it came back stronger and more beautiful than ever.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54358785158557405572010-12-10T11:03:38.710-05:002010-12-10T11:03:38.710-05:00http://i.imgur.com/sTxdf.jpg :(http://i.imgur.com/sTxdf.jpg :(Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295204679882906714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53832834612469329192010-12-10T10:58:54.678-05:002010-12-10T10:58:54.678-05:00@anon 10:47 Thanks for the info. Jeez, that seems ...@anon 10:47 Thanks for the info. Jeez, that seems more like a major surgery than a pruning. I do hope it grows back quickly....EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22176320968537383952010-12-10T10:49:13.093-05:002010-12-10T10:49:13.093-05:00This is really sad. We had a willow tree even bigg...This is really sad. We had a willow tree even bigger than this next to our house, and my parents didn't want to take it down, but they had to because the roots were messing with the foundation. My mom cried when it was gone. It was a beautiful tree. I really hope these people had a valid reason to get rid of this tree, but I suspect they didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46978871846703717192010-12-10T10:47:19.320-05:002010-12-10T10:47:19.320-05:00I live directly across the street, and was as shoc...I live directly across the street, and was as shocked as you all to see this when I got home last night. <br /><br />My roommate was home during the day yesterday when he saw the workers cutting limbs off the tree. He went across the street to ask them what they were doing. The workers were in an orange tree cutting truck with the Parks Dept. leaf logo on the door. He was told by one of the workers that the Parks Dept. trims these trees way back every 5 years to prevent them from becoming too dense and heavy. He said if they let them go too long they can get blown over in a windstorm or limbs can break during a snowstorm. He also said that the trees grow so fast that it will be almost back to normal by the spring. <br /><br />There was also a 30 foot by 10 foot pile of cuttings left in the street last night, and I saw the orange Parks Dept. truck with a chipper attached to it turning down my street this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46499621593529664152010-12-10T10:42:53.435-05:002010-12-10T10:42:53.435-05:00I saw them as they were doing this. I asked why an...I saw them as they were doing this. I asked why and they said they were just "giving it a trim". WTF kinda trim is that?!! sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-11129404206492664092010-12-10T10:42:10.631-05:002010-12-10T10:42:10.631-05:00That tree dropped a pretty huge limb on the sidewa...That tree dropped a pretty huge limb on the sidewalk last week after the storm. It would have killed a passer-by, a kid or someone's dog. Blame the lawyers and the folks who have neglected to maintain that beautiful tree. Who's lot is that anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-88842607157745192542010-12-10T10:17:30.204-05:002010-12-10T10:17:30.204-05:00noooooooo.....noooooooo.....esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3016027917952349262010-12-10T10:01:28.752-05:002010-12-10T10:01:28.752-05:00Their energy bill just went up at least 5% next su...Their energy bill just went up at least 5% next summernygrumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31133489676992867472010-12-10T09:40:25.116-05:002010-12-10T09:40:25.116-05:00That newish $$$ house is pretty shitty looking to ...That newish $$$ house is pretty shitty looking to begin with.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3245243952009030072010-12-10T09:35:45.426-05:002010-12-10T09:35:45.426-05:00its amazing how shitty it makes the street and nei...its amazing how shitty it makes the street and neighboring buildings look when you take down a single treeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23729104235095978952010-12-10T09:35:06.969-05:002010-12-10T09:35:06.969-05:00Seriously.
I think a great follow up post would b...Seriously.<br /><br />I think a great follow up post would be:<br />-who did this?<br />-on what authority?<br />-what is the process to gain protection for trees like this, as they seem so able to do in the West Village?Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74973805761370708032010-12-10T09:26:20.193-05:002010-12-10T09:26:20.193-05:00what the fuckwhat the fuckMorgan Tsvangiraihttp://www.zimbabweprimeminister.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-67649995489022995082010-12-10T09:24:21.879-05:002010-12-10T09:24:21.879-05:00That's AWFUL. Willow trees are my best weather...That's AWFUL. Willow trees are my best weatherman. I hope the Lorax opens some whoopass on the baddies responsible for this one.Zinester's Guide to NYChttp://ayunhalliday.com/?page_id=36noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14695596033228828402010-12-10T09:08:51.667-05:002010-12-10T09:08:51.667-05:00wow, that is such a sad sight!wow, that is such a sad sight!Bowery Boogiehttp://www.boweryboogie.comnoreply@blogger.com