Maniac tree trimmer "prunes" the hell out of a community Christmas Tree

They should tie him to the tree for the holiday season so he won’t butcher any more.

I'm wondering if this jerk even had permission to trim the tree.

If not, isn't that defacing public property?

It's seems clear that he didn't have permission It looks to me to possibly be a Port Orford Cypress (chamaecyparis lawsoniana), which typically has all those kinds of inner branches. They will probably never send out new growth, plus when you prune trees, you should cut secondary branches to a point just a half-inch or so from the main trunk of the tree, not those jagged stubs protruding out 8- 10 inches. The natural habit of the tree is to have a pyramid shape starting at the ground.

[QUOTE]there’s been someone doing uninvited “butchering” on other trees in the area.

According to the comments there's a person or persons mauling trees like this in the community. Several years ago I was at a light rail station on the weekend. It was just me and an older, wizened homeless guy. He had a pair of small, handheld garden shears going away at it on a tree. The tree was pretty small and ragged and didn't have much vegetation on it. Suddenly, the PA turns on and a voice starts giving him instructions to stop pruning the tree and leave the station. This went on at least until my train arrived. Mental illness, compulsive activity.

I've also come upon out-of-it homeless guys just sitting at the base of lamposts whacking away at their cement bases with a hammer or pick like object til they crumbled. Notice the plural. I've seen it twice.

They’ve got some issues, those folks in West Seattle. The comments!

What a shitty fucking tree -- and that's before the pruning.

I don’t see what the problem is?

When that lady started laughing during the interview, I started laughing too.

What a ridiculous story!

I like how she said, "But he's really a nice man...."

Oh, brother.

Throw salmon all over him, let the Bears maul him!!

Die asshole Die!!

The guy described in the comments at r4 is doing some significant damage to a lot trees and bushes around the area.