City Hall, alien pods and pollarding ?!?

Patrick Dougherty, Upper Crust installationLooks like the sycamore pruning was a success, the installation is still there!

The woven, willow-branch sculptures in the sycamore treetops at the Civic Center could be removed as early as this month, but will likely stick around until February.

The permit for the “Upper Crust” project by acclaimed artist Patrick Dougherty was approved by the Recreation and Park Commission in January, with the understanding it may come down this month for the annual pollarding (i.e. cutting back) of the trees.

However, it also indicated the permit could be extended until February if the project did not affect the pruning system. [sfexaminer.com]

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