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Leaning Elm

Community Review

Posted on September 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

Do Not Cut
Pending Community Review – Do Not Cut. These signs appeared overnight. I asked the park’s manager what he knew about them. He said it was not an official notice and the tree is still scheduled to be cut down at any moment. He also said that the cutting would be done by a private contractor and not the Park’s own foresters. This is a special tree, a complete explanation of what the problem is and why the cables are not adequate to keep the public safe should be given to us.

Paderewski Red Oak Gone
Also the reason the Paderewski Red Oak was cut down on Monday was not given to the park manager. He had no advanced notice of the removal. The tree was sickly, but why it was removed is not known as the dead overhanging branches were removed earlier this year.

Mother Earth Help
This morning I also found this votive candle and a stick of incense burning in front of the Krishna Tree, next to the Leaning Elm. I suspect this is from the Krishnas.
“MAY THE MOTHER EARTH HELP
Margaret.
MAY THE MOTHER EARTH HELP
OUR FAMILYS.
MAY MOTHER EARTH HELP
The great Bending tree & the great
Elaphant tree.”

Posted in: Photos, Tompkins Square Park | Tagged: American Elm, Krishna Tree, Leaning Elm

Krishna and Leaning Elms

Posted on September 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

Krishna and Leaning Elms
Still there this evening.

Posted in: Tompkins Square Park | Tagged: American Elm, Krishna Tree, Leaning Elm

Reverend Billy Prays for the Bendy Tree

Posted on September 15, 2014 2 Comments


Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Choir praying for and celebrating the Leaning Elm in the Central Plaza of Tompkins Square Park, the tree that went its own way.

Posted in: Tompkins Square Park, Video | Tagged: American Elm, Leaning Elm

Last Days for the Leaning Elm

Posted on September 13, 2014 Leave a Comment

Love for the Leaning Elm
I heard the sad news today on EV Grieve, the Leaning Elm (Also known as the Yoni Elm) is scheduled to be cut down. I painted a heart to leave a token of my love. I saw the arborists checking out this tree back in April. When it remained untouched this past summer, I thought it had checked out OK, but no, according to Tompkins Park Gardener Debby Hulse, the results of that examination is why it is coming down now. It is hollow and unstable. The tree has been supported by cables attaching it to the Krishna Tree for several years. Its loss will drastically change the feel of the Central Plaza of the Park, especially from losing the shade for the benches in the heat of Summer.

Last Days for the Leaning Elm

Posted in: Tompkins Square Park | Tagged: Krishna Tree, Leaning Elm
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