More local tree trauma: 1800 E. Burnside (updated)
This street tree outside the East Burn restaurant on SE Burnside is not going to make it. (FOT file)
The East Burn restaurant at the 1800 block of Southeast Burnside has a delightfully juicy pork sandwich that is garnished with a potato pancake, onions, sour cream and apple chutney.
They also have a street tree outside that is going to die.
“If this was an intentional prune, it was done without adequate understanding of proper pruning techniques,” said Dr. Tree, the Friends of Trees in-house urban forester.
Whatever the means—huge truck, wind storm, two NFL linemen hanging from the branch—this street tree has a rough road ahead of it.
Here’s to protecting our shared street trees and replacing them when they’ve been harmed.
Co-owner Mike Bender had this response:
Yes, unfortunately this tree was done in by a delivery truck. The rerouted traffic into the parking lane hasn’t helped either. We have the permit in hand and need to have the tree removed and replaced. Thank you for the concern.
–Toshio Suzuki
Tags: Dr. Tree
You should talk to the guys down at Henry V on MLK. Their street trees have been hit by bad drivers on many occasions in the past years. Very sad.
Thanks for the tip Jim. I’ll give them a call.
It is sad to see–I guess an unavoidable hazard in our urban environment. Street trees are on the front line.
Very sad to see this photo. So much damage caused in so little time. Similar damage has been done by trucks to a number of Hills Figs aged a round 80 years in Marrickville, Sydney Australia. If you are interested you can read about them & see photos – http://savingourtrees.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/5th-january-2010-saved-by-the-land-environment-court-maimed-by-trucks/
I like your blog.
Jacqueline,
Thanks so much for the comment. I checked out your blog and was very impressed. Perhaps we can be sister city blogs?
Keep up the good work.