<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I do not mean to throw a rock in this discussion, but don't you two guys think your responses are a bit "male chauvinist?" If the lady says the top of her tree is missing, while previously it was just leaning, that strikes me as a clear indication someone removed it. As to why someone would have done it, in my 63 years I have seen a lot of complete idiots hacking up trees under the guise of "pruning." I have even tried to explain to a few that pollarding was invented centuries ago in Europe for the sole purpose of peasants stealing firewood from the rich, landed, gentry. Some so called arborist was contacting people in Hyattsville after the storm telling them that their trees needed to be "topped." To the best of my knowledge no one fell for the ploy. Do any of the bank security cameras point towards the
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<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Sat, 3/13/10, Zach Feris <I><zferis@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Zach Feris <zferis@gmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] tree vandalism<BR>To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org, "'Carol Prato'" <tazimax@verizon.net><BR>Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 10:54 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">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?</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">My best,</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Zach</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 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</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">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. </SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">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?</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 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</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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