From what I can see, nobody is alleging that anyone is/was conspiring to remove the tree for their own advantage, profit, or enjoyment, so is a hunt for a perpetrator on whom to blame one's dissatisfaction with the situation warranted?
Controversies of this nature are not familiar territory for 99.9% of people, so maybe we can't expect every step on unfamiliar ground to be sure and certain. I'm glad I don't have people second guessing my motives and trying to assign blame to actions I might have been able to perform more skillfully with the hindsight of experience.
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