A small crabapple and abundantly fruiting fig tree that bordered the Potrero Hill Community Garden – and served as a gathering place for Hill residents – were cut down last fall. The fig tree was planted roughly 20 years ago by Hill dweller, Stephen Lewis, among others, through Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), a nonprofit that organizes neighbors to cultivate trees and sidewalk gardens.
“So very sorry to hear it’s been cut down. I didn’t expect to outlast it,” said Lewis.
“I feel like we lost a family member today,” said Pete Ceja…