Our favorite irate aged mission fella brings us this news:
Last night, all the palm trees at the 16th Street & Mission BART Plazas were sawed-off — both sides. Don’t know why, but the BART website says that, back in 2009, one tree had to be removed because it was dead. These trees did not appear to be dead, but it might have been a case of vermin control — they were hosts to hordes of pigeons — in which case, blame Swan.
Anyone know the real reason why the trees were extracted? My first guess would have been coconut related injuries, but I doubt these oversized monocots were fruit-bearing.
Update:
Mr. Eric Sir took a nearly-identical picture! Is Mr. Eric Sir Cranky Old Mission Guy’s alter ego?
Update 2:
triple0 adds that this might be a part of a public works project:
In 2009 at the Mission Streetscape Public Workshops, they said that BART planted them without considering the root systems, so they were stunted and going to be removed at some point, likely in preparation for re-doing the BART station. But, that might have been 24th Street – I can’t remember.
City’s website about it: http://www.sf-planning.org/ftp/CDG/CDG_mission_streetscape.htm
In 2009 at the Mission Streetscape Public Workshops, they said that BART planted them without considering the root systems, so they were stunted and going to be removed at some point, likely in preparation for re-doing the BART station. But, that might have been 24th Street – I can’t remember.
City’s website about it: http://www.sf-planning.org/ftp/CDG/CDG_mission_streetscape.htm
Neighbors of the BART station were given notices that the trees were diseased.
“Is Mr. Eric Sir Cranky Old Mission Guy’s alter ego?”
No… unless there’s a Fight Club-esque plot twist in my future.
Pussy.
Please. The City cuts down trees for lots of better reason than “maybe near BART lines.” Sad that this one’s gone, but check the notice – there’s good odds another will be replanted.
I’m not sure what you’re responding to — can’t find that sentence fragment you put in quotes in any part of this post, or in anything linked from here, and it’s not even an accurate paraphrase. I also don’t know anything about the notice you suggest we check. However, if you want to compile some data about the success rate of replanting in the city, keep in mind that the palm trees themselves were replacements for earlier trees, and also have a look at what became of the trees that replaced the old olive trees beside the Wells Fargo parking lot around the corner.
Over on this end of the Mission I’d say the trees are slightly in the lead. Where do you report this sort of thing anyway?
Beats me.
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