RACIST TREES (2022) 

Literally all golf courses are surrounded by trees. They block wind and they prevent golf balls from leaving the course, especially if the course is located next to a road.

But are the racist trees pro life or pro choice? How do they identify themselves?

If they remove the trees then they will start filing lawsuits over golf balls hitting their house! 🤣

Great job Kevin !!

Trees came down to show backyard decay.

Now days everything is racist. I bet my dog is racist he is all white.

If I lived next to a golf course, I would want a thick wall of trees. And if there wasn't one, I would immediately plant fast-growing trees or tall bushes there. As a privacy screen. And to keep out the noise and pollutants from there. And I don't want to watch anyone play golf. Trees are so much better to look at. And they are good for the environment, improve the air, and will likely attract birds. It's ridiculous to the extreme to compare trees to the Berlin wall.

They had tall nets in other areas, but as a child in the early 1960's, I thought the trees were for privacy. Lawrence Crosley was my Great Great Uncle. Yes, Palm Springs has always been conservative. My aunts were maids and the uncles butlers, porters, and laborers. The only thing that has changed is that those jobs go to Latino people, and we got low end medical employment for women. And if lucky, a man might get a job working in a retail store or warehouse. So let's make it clear, let you tell it, the Indians and Black people got a fair shake. Well, just to straighten you out, we got screwed.

This is my first time hearing this story. The only house i remember being mention was the the Ebony/Jet publisher John Johnson and his family owning a house there. Glad to see its has a middle class neighborhood.

Silliest thing I've ever heard. People usually welcome a buffer between their property and an adjoining commercial operation.

Tamarisk trees are sacred trees in the Bible called "Eshel" in Hebrew, saw this online. The Tamarisk is mentioned several times in the Bible. Abraham planted one and it is mentioned in Genesis 21:33, NIV. Usually, black Africans consider trees sacred. Tamarisk is in many parts of the world and probably originated in Asia, if well taken care of, they flower very well. They are beautiful ornamentals.

😂..if its not a big deal.... If its not a race thing....take down the trees.. Smdh

Dude is complaining aboit the trees on his property but doesnt trim anything.

Is this available to stream somewhere?

Oh FFS

How does it look, today, any updates?

Privacy be waycist an sheeit!

It is windy there....VERY WINDY trees stop wind!

Looks more like a wind barrier. Palm Springs gets some serious wind storms. I know, I know....wind is racist these days...

well, don't the tree's get a say in all of this? Here in Israel it is against the law to cut a tree down. If a tree has to be downed then it must be uprooted and re planted here.

Ridiculous. I lived there for 15 years. The trees are a highly effective windbreak . This is Ridiculous

Just walked around Palm Springs downtown on the went to brunch ...within 10mins from Sherman's Deli to Wilmaand Friedas my brown daughter was verbally attacked 4 different times. A guy couple screamed at her for not moving her stroller off sidewalk as they walked by. They didn't notice me with her. As I was walking behind her and a lil lighter. Next gay couple, he comments "it's getting dark here" and his man tells him to hush. I had stepped into a store, by the time I came out the had my strong 27 yr old daughter in tears. Feb 11, 2023!

This film served to show how entitled people can act and how irresponsible "filmmakers" can create bad will where none existed. The Crossley Tract residents complained because the tract didn't have sidewalks or lighting when it was built. Well guess what...those are the responsibilities of the developer. They complained when a short chain link fence was installed after the tamarisks were cut back, thereby preventing children living in the tract from playing on the golf course. Hey, the golf course is a private amenity, not your community playground. Maybe Lawrence Crossley should have included a playground in the tract. They complained that property values in the tract are lower than average for the city, as if there aren't many homes in every city with values lower than average. Trae Daniel takes it a step further and grossly exaggerates the disparity between values in Crossley tract and the average sales price for a Palm Springs residence. That's not enough. The film needs more evidence these tamarisks are the spawn of the great white satan, so along comes Angela Johnson to claim tamarisks require up to 300 gallons of water daily. I guess the long-believed-but-never-proven falsehood of "200 gallons daily" wasn't enough, so another exaggeration was required. These numbers were never backed with research. Tamarisks are hardy shrubs and trees, well suited for a harsh, dry climate. They are a common sight in the desert southwest. They aren't native, but what is native in anybody's yard in the desert? Virtually nothing. Reading a credible, cited and well-researched study available online will show you 50 gallons or less is closer to the truth. That's comparable to the amount of water consumed to sufficiently irrigate a 300 square foot section of turf. And this is in a golf-driven valley with over 100 golf courses consuming nearly 1,000,000 gallons of water EACH, daily. Yes, each course per day. The tamarisks are long gone from Crossley Tract now, and the view of the San Jacintos is a beautiful sight almost any day of the year. There isn't any evidence of racism behind the tamarisks. But this is from a community that pointed the finger of racism at Frank Bogert, the successful mayor of Palm Springs in the 50s and 60s who probably did as much for the city as anyone ever. Maybe the homeowners on Lawrence St can now tidy up the back of their properties.