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A landlord has sparked fury online after what they did to a tree in front of a tenant’s home. The Reddit user, u/Mexican_Texican, shared the results of the tree “trim” in a post that earned almost 50,000 upvotes on the subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating. The post features a before-image of the tree in full leafy glory, and an after-image showing nothing but a stump devoid of a single bloom. “Mind you, the tree wasn’t in the way in regards to the driveway or the foundation,” the poster wrote. “I never once complained about it other than the occasional smacking my head on a singular low hanging branch (I’m five nothing, that’s a really low hanging branch). I loved having it there despite it constantly raining unripened pecans because it was at the perfect angle to provide ample shade for my truck year-round. Now I have no shade. And it’s still 90° outside.” Landlord sent someone over to give the pecan tree a "trim" byu/Mexican_Texican inmildlyinfuriating A Closer Look at Pecan Trees The species (Carya illinoinensis) is large deciduous trees known for their spreading canopies and long life span. They can grow to 70 to 100 feet tall and bear oblong nuts encased in green husks that turn brown when ripe. These trees thrive in deep, well-drained soils and require ample space, making them valuable both for shade and nut production. Reddit Reacts Online, the reaction to the tree’s drastic “trim” was swift and sharp. “Trimming? Trimming is to this as a shave is to amputation,” wrote one user. “Decapitation,” added another. “Tree-capitation,” posted a third. Stock image: A leafy tree stands in front of a home in North Scottsdale, Arizona. Some users attempted to call the pruning method by name: “Pollarding. Pollarding is an extreme form of trimming, typically done every five to 10 years. “I have no idea if a pecan tree can survive pollarding, though, as not all trees can. I also have no idea if it was done correctly here.” For context, pollarding is a severe pruning technique in which the upper branches of a tree are removed, leaving a trunk and perhaps a few scaffold limbs. According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), it is used to keep trees smaller than their natural size and is typically initiated once a tree reaches a certain height. However, one user commented: “You can pollard a pecan tree but it is not recommended. They aren’t very good at coming back from it so this tree could very well die.” Others took the opportunity to share empathic (and humorous) landlord-horror stories. One said: “My landlord (or the tree trimmers themselves) did me like this. But to several trees. It was straight up comical when I saw what they’d done. But it let an incredible amount of added sunlight into my property and that was terrible.” Another posted: “What even is the point, I don’t get it either, at that point just get rid of it. How sad, it was such a nice tall tree.” Newsweek reached out to u/Mexican_Texican, for comment via Reddit. We could not verify the details of the case.Do you have any viral videos or pictures that you want to share? We want to see the best ones! Send them in to life@newsweek.com and they could appear on our site.
