whose tree is it, anyways?

[thespian.livejournal.com]

So there's a street tree (ie, a tree lining the street in one of those breaks in the sidewalk) a block or two away from me. It is just LOADED with sour cherries that are ready.

Is this tree technically Somerville property, or is it somehow owned by a resident? It's in front of a large apartment building remotely managed by a company, not house or 3-flat building.

Would I be legally ok to head over there with a bowl and a mission?

EDIT: It seems that the tree, while nudging up the sidewalk and almost entirely *over* the sidewalk, is still technically on private property. I ate two while trying to figure out who to ask (it is so covered in fruit that some branches bend down to my shoulder height; I'm 5'5"; I think a professional cherry picker could work on this all weekend and there would still be fruit). They *are* a sour cherry, but they aren't sour per se, and they're so ripe they will likely be over ripe by monday. If the owner approves getting them picked, I will post more info here, later.

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[siderea]

You know, if the management company posted an emergency phone number (as they sometimes do), you might call and offer to do them the favor of picking their fruit for them. Fruit trees make quite the mess on sidewalks, and if there's less dropped fruit for them to clean up, they happier they'll probably be!