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Man who’s been destroying trees in Brooklyn is held for psychological evaulation

If a tree grows in Brooklyn, don’t show it to this guy.

Steve Maynard, 35, has spent the past few weeks bizarrely tearing limbs off trees across the borough — causing $200,000 in extensive damage to those along Eastern Parkway, authorities said.

Maynard — charged with criminal mischief — was arraigned in Brooklyn court today and ordered held for psychological evaluation.

He told cops that he was working for a private eye searching for the body of a girl named “Amy,” who he believed had been killed by demons in the trees, officials said.

After Maynard was arrested, he was observed by cops casting and reeling in an imaginary fishing rod.

“He was cooperative, and he’s a peaceful guy,” said his lawyer, Sara Feinberg. “Jail would not do him any good.”

Sources described Maynard as a former construction worker who suffered a career-ending hand injury and is now collecting disability.