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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
photo by Jim cornelius
the top bole is completely dead.
tREE: Removal will
happen before spring
softens ground
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sprouted about the time the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.
“We don’t take this
lightly,” Galecki told The
Nugget. “But it’s becoming
more and more obvious that
this is becoming increasingly
a huge threat.”
The tree is located close to
Whychus Creek, perhaps 40
yards downstream from the
footbridge. If it fell, it could
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reach paved paths in the park.
The upper part of the tree
is dead, and Galecki noted
excessive dripping pitch,
indicative of an old injury.
“The large tree has a sub-
stantial and dangerous lean,”
the forester noted.
The removal will happen
pretty soon.
“I suggested this winter or
spring — before spring really
kicks in,” Galecki told The
Nugget.
He thinks the tree should
come down before spring
weather softens up the ground
or winds kick up that could
push the old tree over.
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