The Harvard Lampoon has a grudge against the trees at Mount Auburn and Holyoke, and an editor was busted hacking on a tree in October. Now, the Crimson reports that the Cambridge Department of Public Works had to take down the rest of the trees on the same island James Powers allegedly vandalized because they were damaged so badly.

Three Japanese maples and a crabapple were removed. Poor trees. If they could be reached for comment, they would say they didn't do anything to the Lampoon.

Bostonist called the Lampoon office, and the guy who picked up first said he couldn't talk about it. And he sounded like he was done with it. But Bostonist considered another possibility. Why would the Lampoon be so crazy as to cut down more of the trees after their editor got arrested?

When asked if it might be a frame-up, he said, "We have no idea what's going on."

Photo of the tree that was injured in October from C. Fernsebner.