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TT: El Nino takes a community's tree
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According to a report in today's LA Times, the Lang Oak, long a symbol of
the city of Encino, California, was knocked over in the high winds of the
recent storms. The tree, over seven stories tall, was said to be over 1,000
years old.
The Lang oak, a coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, is on a narrow concrete
strip on Ventura Boulevard. In recent years, it had been rescued from
drought, disease, and a developer, only to succumb to the storm.
The storm weighted the tree with rainwater, and softened the soil. This
combination apparently overweighted the crown, and the tree flopped over.
For more information, see the article in the LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/REPORTS/ELNINO/NEWS/lat_tree0209.htm
(note that this web address is long and may wrap around on some screens,
preventing you from accessing it by clicking on the address. In that case,
copy the address to your browser address line.)
Tom Kimmerer
Forest Biologist
University of Kentucky
Lexington KY 40546
Ph: 606-257-1824
Fax: 606-323-1031
tkimmer@pop.uky.edu
Visit the TreeWeb at http://quercus.uky.edu
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