Venerable 'Witness Tree' at Paramount Ranch will be cut down
The venerable tree was given more than a year to show signs of recovery and life, but little bursts of greenery quickly died out.“Eventually, there’s failure,” said John Tiszler, plant ecologist and arborist for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. “Some trees can stand many years as a dead tree. Other trees can fall pretty quickly.
This tree “has seen some part of Native American history and a huge part of European history in this area,” Tiszler said. “It’s sorta sad to lose that.” Even now, he said “if you ... look at its form and structure, it’s a beautiful, magnificent tree.” The tree will be cut down mid-month and its wood used for items such as hitching posts, signs and benches for Paramount Ranch’s planned Western Town. Once it’s cut down, officials will count the rings inside to learn its exact age.
Say goodbye to the Witness Tree, a Valley Oak that’s been around for years at Paramount Ranch on Sat, Feb. 8, 2-4 & did not survive the
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