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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi! Carol, I’d have to second Bruce’s response. The
entire area received record level snowfalls Feb 1-10. I’m guessing that
if you were in the hospital during this time, that is likely the culprit behind
your poor cypress tree’s unhappy beheading. A drive around the area also
shows that coniferous trees seem to have been hit particularly hard by the snow
– loads and loads are broken and in a similar state to yours. Could this
be your answer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>My best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Zach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce Wernek<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Carol Prato'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> towntalk@riverdale-park.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Carol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We had a lot of snow recently. The weight of the snow
caused the top a cedar tree next to my driveway to break off. I’ve
also seen quite a few trees in a similar state while walking the dog. Are
you sure this isn’t what happened to your tree. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You would need a bucket truck or ladder to cut off the top of a
tree. Why would anyone put in this much effort to do this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
[mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carol Prato<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 12, 2010 3:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> TownTalk@riverdale-park.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'>I need
some help. Sometime in the last 2 weeks (I have no exact idea due to the
fact I was in the hospital), the entire top of one of my leland cyprus trees
was cut off and removed. I live in the house all by itself on 44th place
(between Suntrust bank and the Dental Group building). The tree in
question was one of my big ones along my fence line between Suntrust bank and
me. I asked Suntrust if their landscapers (Brickman) had done it, but OF
COURSE they knew nothing about it. I called the town just to make sure
they didn't do it, and they assured me that public works would never cut a tree
on private property. I am pretty sure that Suntrust's landscapers did it
because it was hanging over my fence after the snowstorm, but they don't want
to admit it due to the fact that what they would have done would have been illegal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'>I was
hoping that maybe someone in the neighborhood saw someone cutting the trees in
that area in the last 2 weeks. If you did or know someone that might
have, please let me know. Those trees are the only privacy I have between
the businesses and my home and now one is missing about 6 feet of tree. I
can only hope it will grow back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0033CC'>Carol
DePrato Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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