Any one know why the Official City Tree, the live oak, was cut down?
Update:
Tim, it had a big vertical fissure in the trunk and rot inside. Susan said that pedestrians were in potential danger.
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Claiming that “pedestrians were in potential danger” is simply ludicrous. Trees generally come down in storms, when “pedestrians” are almost always indoors.
Just as Caesar was sometimes filled with an irrational desire to conquer parts of Gaul, sometimes certain people have an irrational need to cut down a tree. It’s sad, and it’s worse when someone tries to justify it with claims of “potential danger.”
There seems to always be a reason to cut down beautiful trees. Live oaks are super strong. It hasn’t fallen in hundreds of years, why would it fall down now. Another sad tragedy! Let it grow, let it grow. They make our area unique and beautiful.