Today my Trees were Destroyed

We were told very few trees would be taken. 

I was told Thursday Oct 2 by Land Agents that they wouldn't take many trees.

By Friday afternoon Oct 3, they were destroyed.

We were given ZERO warning that the destruction would be this thorough.

At this time they are offering us $200 for this. Two hundred dollars for removing a Hickory tree that was nearly 100 years old from our forest.

I've only numbered the trees in the pictures to try to keep track. The numbers don't correspond with the true damage. I didn't number a lot of the saplings. Some trees were cut and the stumps removed before I could see/photograph the stumps. Only by reviewing my video made Friday morning can you see what trees were not only destroyed, but STOLEN before they could be counted.

(edit 10/4) As of 10:30 Saturday morning most of the evidence was removed from our property. 

(edit 10/5) By 7pm most of our trees were destroyed, ground into mulch. 

Here is some backstory on this mess: Part 1.

More: Part 2 

Also, follow the "labels" for PSNC in my blog.

Starting from the road and working back toward the creek (east to west)

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Starting small with 2 small saplings...

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This tree was 15" across:

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Another stump

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You can see my shoe off to the left for reference.

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(there was also a sapling next to it)

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very large base, strip of the tree that was left as part of the stump seen at top of photo

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heart shaped stump

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These in front of a beech tree

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This one is to the west of the tree left standing with the large poison ivy vine attached to it 

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This dogwood was completely topped and destroyed

Its base is behind the line, and behind this tree. 

The dogwood will die now. 

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This cedar tree has been damaged beyond repair. One of the worst arbor hackjobs I've seen. Minimum of 8 branches chewed into.

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More small trees taken

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Large ancient cedar. This was just on MY side of the line. 

There was absolutely no reason to remove this tree.

This tree was ancient.

Where is it? stolen.

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The ground is quite torn up here. 

Were stumps already removed?

This is near the back shed.

Video 086 shows a very large sweet gum in this location (3:40)

Video 086 also shows a large older dogwood by it (3:50)

Stolen before I could photograph the stumps.

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Tree de-branched and topped, still standing. It will die.

It is in my side of the line.

For reference, this is close to the back shed.

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Beside the back field, near the berry stakes. Lots of turned up ground.

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At this point, the land on my side of the line is torn up.

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This black walnut is on MY property, but it has been damaged by machinery.

In the foreground is a vertical strip of the giant Hickory that was taken.

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This giant Hickory was 27" across. 

To the east of it, at the time this picture,

there is a 5-foot crater dug into the earth.

This is the bark from the vertical strip that was left attached to the stump above.

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This tree was 19" across

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 This one is about 9" across

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10" across

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put pic 38a here

tree chewed off, topped 

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The top of this tree is also chewed off

The base is approx 8"

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6" pine chewed off at the top

:46 of video 094

Behind the line.

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This was a Black Walnut, 8" at the base.

Completely trashed.

It was behind the line.

1:05 of video 094

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10.5" across

1:29 video 094

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This one was 14" across

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This one is just east of the one above.

Again, Black Walnut.

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11" Pine

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More clusters of trees

These are 6" and 7" as marked on the photo. 

This is down the slope towards the wetlands.

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This one is down the slope and is 8" across.

Needless to say we are furious.

To the asshole that I told NOT to cut down that ancient Hickory that was ON THE LINE, and you went ahead and sliced it down as soon as my back was turned? Karma will find you.