When the branch finally gave way July 06, 2010, it fell on a resident’s truck and a kid’s basketball hoop. The truck had just been parked two hours earlier.
Thankfully, no one was injured and the City of Tulare is having the Oak tree removed before the rest of the tree gives way.
There are at least two beehives in the tree indicating at least two more hollow spots in it.
Townsfolk Fight City of Tulare
Oak tree removal denied by City of Tulare is on appeal, residents gear up for a fight.
Isn’t she Grand?
When contractors built around this tree, they dug out the streets and packed up the foundations for flood protection purposes. Good idea, right?
This practice is common, and yes, it does do a lot of good. It can also be devastating. When the crews were packing in the dirt to raise the levels of the homes above the streets, they also packed dirt on top of the roots of the trees.
What resulted was suffocation. This tree looks healthy, but it isn’t.
Residents of the community petitioned to have the City of Tulare remove this tree and were ultimately denied. The ruling was appealed and heard July 06, 2010. Did they have a case?
Under this tree, is a children’s play-set with swings, a slide, and a fort. This set had to be mended because the tree this community was trying to get removed lost a branch that fell directly on this play-set, the branch can still be seen laying behind it by the fence.
The City of Tulare has now agreed to remove the tree.