Vandalism in gramastettes: 22 fruit trees brutally destroyed!

Vandalism in gramastettes: 22 fruit trees brutally destroyed!

Gramastetten, Österreich - in Gramastetten, Upper Austria, a devastating vandalism on fruit trees has caused great outrage. On Corpus Christi Day, farmer Josef Stirmayr discovered at 6 a.m. that 22 of his fruit trees were severely damaged by the targeted cutting of the bark. This campaign fits into a series of attacks that took place in May when 24 young trees were beheaded by unknown people. In this context, Stirmayr speaks of a conscious killing of his trees, which were up to 20 years old and varieties such as cherry, plum quince, apple, pear and seven walnut trees.

The repeated vandalism acts are destroying around half of Stirmayr's trees. In order to prevent such incidents in the future, the farmer plans to install cameras and appeals to the population to provide support in clarifying the deeds. Despite his efforts, the police have so far remained without indications of the perpetrators. The brutal attacks on the fruit trees also raise questions about the responsibility and liability that are important in the agricultural context.

The background of the vandalism file

In the night from 2nd to May 3, 2025, numerous fruit trees were severely damaged by similar actions in the Mühlviertel region. Whether by sawing, chopping out or wrapping through with a prickly cutter, the perpetrators left a devastated garden. The owner could only see the damage on Sunday morning when the leaves of the trees were already wilting and the interfaces had turned brown. This incident has also been reported to the police, but no perpetrators have so far been identified here, as Agrar today reported.

The repeated vandal files in the region show not only the radical action of unknown, but also the emotional binding of farmers to their trees. Stirmayr emphasizes that working with nature is a matter of the heart and the destruction of its trees not only means a financial loss, but also brings an emotional pain with it.

Legal aspects of damage caused by forest and fruit trees

In a broader legal context, the consequences due to damaged trees and their liability are also important. A judgment of the Supreme Court (OGH) found that forest owners are not always liable for damage that is caused by storm -related trees on adjacent plots. Liability is only given in special cases, and usually forest owners benefit from a fort law liability privilege that does not impose any special traffic safety obligations, provided that there is no human -created dangerous situation, as from [Lko] (https://ooe.lko.at/stewung-f%C3%BCr-sch%C3%A4den- Derhindb%C3%A4UME+2400+3621612).

The recent incidents in gramastettes and the previous vandal files not only raise questions about the immediate protection of property, but also for a necessary legal discussion about the sense of responsibility in dealing with nature and agriculture. The affected farmers face the challenge of protecting their assets and at the same time processing the emotional loss that such acts bring.