A 2 year old tree is probably about your height or shorter. What about simply just replanting it out of the way, maybe in a place where it could aid in errosion control?
hmm, you could cut it down but it would be illegal if its on public land. But if they say anything to you, just tell them that it was a danger to you and if it had hurt you, you could have sued the city. that'll shut em up
are you an idiot? how would that shut them up? if you injur yourself on public property you can't sue anybody. plus if it is disturbing the natural surroundings or if it is a reserved area then you yourself are in deep sh!t
Then you obviously have never been to the states. people sue for everything, adn WIN! It's total bullshit, but definately something you could win with a half-decent lawyer.
a lady once bathed her cat and put it in microwave to dry it cat died she sued microwave company for $10,000
Don't want to sound like natureboy here but if all of us started rippin trees out, that's not cool...
Want to feel good about yourself and keep things legal?
Take a shuvel (Whatever it's spelled) and dig around the tree, leave plenty or roots on the tree, pull it out, dig another hole around the trail where you think the tree will grow free from other object, maybe even somewhere where it could become a cool feature eventually and plant the tree elsewhere... then fix up back the DJ and there. You didn't kill a tree, your DJ is fine and you didn't break the law.