By Shafika
United Kingdom 
Butchery on a parasol pine...
A neighbour has just hacked down a parasol pine to about 6ft high. It now has a main trunk and 3 or 4 subsidiary ones, each terminating in more truncated branches; it looks like a werd sculpture as it's so regular; a kind of hat stand, with absolutely no needle bearing twigs. I can't imagine it'll revive; any thoughts? Crazily this philistine has now gone in for the TV plant a tree campaign and is busy putting 6" saplings in elsewhere.
I wanted to update the question with a pic of the wretched tree, but it's now loaded on my profile; I hope no-one thinks I was responsible!!!
10 Dec, 2009
Answers
I always think this looks so awful, i can't imagine this one recovering :-(
Not to mention .... the effect on the local birds :-(((
10 Dec, 2009
I've added a comment under the photo on your home page. This neighbour of yours is a vandal! :-((
10 Dec, 2009
you will aslo be able to change yor avitar picture to one you prefer by going back to your profile page.
dont think it will recover but you never know. plants can be really resilient.
10 Dec, 2009
My local council did this to the trees in our local shopping precincts and they have grown back but its taken a couple of years. Not a pretty sight is it...
10 Dec, 2009