Saw what appeared to be a partially cut, but still standing tree the other night on my commute:
![Weird way to kill a tree Weird way to kill a tree](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/102/102883-ed959002b99a3f7ca47a308efe65e9aa.jpg)
Closer inspection revealed that someone went all the way around it with a chainsaw, cutting only 2" deep, as if they're trying to kill it. Sort of pissed me off, as its a beautiful tree by the side of a seldom-travelled road.
![Weird way to kill a tree Weird way to kill a tree](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/102/102884-aec45b1bfb95fee492f27815725ccd31.jpg)
![Weird way to kill a tree Weird way to kill a tree](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/102/102883-ed959002b99a3f7ca47a308efe65e9aa.jpg)
Closer inspection revealed that someone went all the way around it with a chainsaw, cutting only 2" deep, as if they're trying to kill it. Sort of pissed me off, as its a beautiful tree by the side of a seldom-travelled road.
![Weird way to kill a tree Weird way to kill a tree](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/102/102884-aec45b1bfb95fee492f27815725ccd31.jpg)