Redondo Beach tale of trees and revenge ‘a bit of trolling’
A supposedly-felled pepper tree, similar to this one found on the UC-Santa Barbara campus, is said to be the catalyst for a viral false story of revenge and giant trees in Redondo Beach. (Photo via ) A Redondo Beach-centered tale of revenge went viral online earlier this week, when a supposed arborist boasted of an alleged plan, sowing seeds for more than 120 giant trees to avenge a tree removed by the city. One of the trees, they wrote, was even planted in the backyard of former Mayor Steve Aspel. The story, which first appeared on Reddit, ran rampant, as multiple online content aggregators picked up the story, leading to posts throughout Redondo-focused forums praising the writer for standing up to the city for removing the tree – and, in some cases, for sticking it to Aspel. The only problem is that it’s false. “I’m not some old arborist from Redondo, as you’ve probably figured out,” Reddit user GoblinsStoleMyHouse admitted in a message late Monday night. “My story is complete and total BS, with just enough detail and knowledge of California to be believable.” Initially posted on Reddit’s marijuana-focused /r/trees subforum on June 17, Goblins wrote that his or her beloved 30…
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