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I see it has listed a fruit tree in my yard... Is there a way to revoke that? I've given permission to my neighbors to pick as long as they knock, not to random

by saboot 7y ago

I see it has listed a fruit tree in my yard... Is there a way to revoke that? I've given permission to my neighbors to pick as long as they knock, not to randoms.

hinkley 7y ago
I wasn’t sure whether this was the group, but based in your comment I think it is. I browsed through their Portland map at length and was disappointed to see how many listings there were in private property where the commenters were clearly not the owners. This is trespassing, and theft. My landlord years back planted an Asian pear and I don’t think she ever got a single piece of fruit because someone cleared the whole tree two years running. It was by the porch, up a decent flight of steps, not on the sidewalk. Don’t be an asshole. Don’t do this, and don’t put up with people inciting others to theft. If you notice a neighbor isn’t picking their fruit at all, talk to City Fruit or a similar group, and they will approach them about getting permission to glean. Then everybody wins, including the local food bank.
- pvaldes 7y ago
  Yup, anybody could have free fruits without the hassles of buying the trees, chopping it and buying the correct variety for their climate three years later, spending hours pruning, good money paying for water, disease treatments and garden accessories; and then waiting for 3-10 years. Just trash other's property with the help of technology!. You can complete your diet with free pizza and candies in the same street if you bring your own brick; Don't forget to take a free plasma TV for the return to home.
- refurb 7y ago
  My approach would be to put a sign on the tree - “Tree has been treated with pesticides, fruit is not safe to eat”. This is a reason i don’t eat random fruit off of trees. Pests are a big problem with fruit trees and I have no idea if it was just sprayed yesterday.
softwarelimits 7y ago
This seems to be a good website to advertise for trained dogs :)
morganvachon 7y ago
Around 2000-2001 I rented a house in the small town where I grew up, and there was a plum tree in the yard. I mentioned to the landlord that I had been approached by the neighborhood kids asking if they could harvest from the tree, and the landlord said he had no problem with it if I didn't mind (that was his arrangement with the last renter). Kudos to the kids for asking first, and at first I didn't mind, but they ended up climbing on my pickup truck parked near the tree (the only place to park it) and dented the hood and roof in several places. After I showed them the damage and asked them not to climb on my truck, I had a gaggle of neighborhood moms beating my door down to tell me how much of a prick I was to forbid their children from climbing my truck to get to the tree. I ended up having to call the cops to have them removed. When the landlord found out I called the cops on them, he took their side and asked me to find another place to live (I wasn't under a lease, it was a month to month rental agreement). I'm a homeowner now, in a house that is not in a neighborhood specifically so I can avoid incidents where people feel they have a right to invade my space and damage my property. Again, I'd have no problem if I had a fruit tree in my yard today and people walking past wanted to get a bite to eat as long as they are courteous about it, but mob mentality is not something I'm comfortable with.
- lonelappde 7y ago
  That sounds less about your fruit trees or your truck, and more about your trashy neighbors looking at you as lower status, perhaps because you were a renter, or childless, or the way you look.
  - bilbo0s 7y ago
    I don't think it was that, to me, it sounds like much the same entitlement thinking that is sweeping most of the developed world these days. "Aren't I entitled to your stuff? Aren't I entitled to have everything done my way? How dare you try to do things your way with your stuff?"
    - cgriswald 7y ago
      I saw a post on NextDoor where a woman was complaining that a retired couple had asked her not to let her dog poop on their yard. She expected them to put up a fence to keep her dog out. Apparently being asked was not only not enough but also an affront. She called them “entitled” because they drove a Mercedes and had a house.
marble-drink 7y ago
Isn't it usually legal to pick fruit if it overhangs on to public land? Otherwise normal trespassing laws apply.
JTbane 7y ago
It's somewhat amusing when you rediscover the tragedy of the commons and the idea of scarcity by providing free access to your fruit tree.
- LanceH 7y ago
  There is some problem beyond tragedy of the commons, though. There are some people who seem to gratuitously trash things which are free even when it costs them little to nothing. They'll break branches to get free fruit. They'll stomp through a flowerbed instead of walking 5 feet around. They'll consider anything else they find laying around to also be free. I put a tv on craigslist for free. I take every offer in the order it arrives and communicate with everyone. The 2nd person (within 30 minutes of posting) is unhappy that I'm waiting to confirm with the first and swears up and down at me. I've found that free listings really bring out the nutjobs.
shakna 7y ago
You could try their feedback email [0], but it looks like most of the data is being sourced from other datasets, so your problem likely lies with one of them. [0] feedback@fallingfruit.org

by saboot 7y ago

I see it has listed a fruit tree in my yard... Is there a way to revoke that? I've given permission to my neighbors to pick as long as they knock, not to randoms.

hinkley 7y ago

I wasn’t sure whether this was the group, but based in your comment I think it is. I browsed through their Portland map at length and was disappointed to see how many listings there were in private property where the commenters were clearly not the owners. This is trespassing, and theft. My landlord years back planted an Asian pear and I don’t think she ever got a single piece of fruit because someone cleared the whole tree two years running. It was by the porch, up a decent flight of steps, not on the sidewalk. Don’t be an asshole. Don’t do this, and don’t put up with people inciting others to theft. If you notice a neighbor isn’t picking their fruit at all, talk to City Fruit or a similar group, and they will approach them about getting permission to glean. Then everybody wins, including the local food bank.

pvaldes 7y ago
Yup, anybody could have free fruits without the hassles of buying the trees, chopping it and buying the correct variety for their climate three years later, spending hours pruning, good money paying for water, disease treatments and garden accessories; and then waiting for 3-10 years. Just trash other's property with the help of technology!. You can complete your diet with free pizza and candies in the same street if you bring your own brick; Don't forget to take a free plasma TV for the return to home.
refurb 7y ago
My approach would be to put a sign on the tree - “Tree has been treated with pesticides, fruit is not safe to eat”. This is a reason i don’t eat random fruit off of trees. Pests are a big problem with fruit trees and I have no idea if it was just sprayed yesterday.

softwarelimits 7y ago

This seems to be a good website to advertise for trained dogs :)

morganvachon 7y ago

Around 2000-2001 I rented a house in the small town where I grew up, and there was a plum tree in the yard. I mentioned to the landlord that I had been approached by the neighborhood kids asking if they could harvest from the tree, and the landlord said he had no problem with it if I didn't mind (that was his arrangement with the last renter). Kudos to the kids for asking first, and at first I didn't mind, but they ended up climbing on my pickup truck parked near the tree (the only place to park it) and dented the hood and roof in several places. After I showed them the damage and asked them not to climb on my truck, I had a gaggle of neighborhood moms beating my door down to tell me how much of a prick I was to forbid their children from climbing my truck to get to the tree. I ended up having to call the cops to have them removed. When the landlord found out I called the cops on them, he took their side and asked me to find another place to live (I wasn't under a lease, it was a month to month rental agreement). I'm a homeowner now, in a house that is not in a neighborhood specifically so I can avoid incidents where people feel they have a right to invade my space and damage my property. Again, I'd have no problem if I had a fruit tree in my yard today and people walking past wanted to get a bite to eat as long as they are courteous about it, but mob mentality is not something I'm comfortable with.

lonelappde 7y ago
That sounds less about your fruit trees or your truck, and more about your trashy neighbors looking at you as lower status, perhaps because you were a renter, or childless, or the way you look.
- bilbo0s 7y ago
  I don't think it was that, to me, it sounds like much the same entitlement thinking that is sweeping most of the developed world these days. "Aren't I entitled to your stuff? Aren't I entitled to have everything done my way? How dare you try to do things your way with your stuff?"
  - cgriswald 7y ago
    I saw a post on NextDoor where a woman was complaining that a retired couple had asked her not to let her dog poop on their yard. She expected them to put up a fence to keep her dog out. Apparently being asked was not only not enough but also an affront. She called them “entitled” because they drove a Mercedes and had a house.

marble-drink 7y ago

Isn't it usually legal to pick fruit if it overhangs on to public land? Otherwise normal trespassing laws apply.

JTbane 7y ago

It's somewhat amusing when you rediscover the tragedy of the commons and the idea of scarcity by providing free access to your fruit tree.

LanceH 7y ago
There is some problem beyond tragedy of the commons, though. There are some people who seem to gratuitously trash things which are free even when it costs them little to nothing. They'll break branches to get free fruit. They'll stomp through a flowerbed instead of walking 5 feet around. They'll consider anything else they find laying around to also be free. I put a tv on craigslist for free. I take every offer in the order it arrives and communicate with everyone. The 2nd person (within 30 minutes of posting) is unhappy that I'm waiting to confirm with the first and swears up and down at me. I've found that free listings really bring out the nutjobs.

shakna 7y ago

You could try their feedback email [0], but it looks like most of the data is being sourced from other datasets, so your problem likely lies with one of them. [0] feedback@fallingfruit.org