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, is on her last roots. She’s scheduled for removal from the park Thursday, Oct. 5 , but environmental group Save Our Springs Alliance isn’t ready to let go.
The city announced in August that the tree’s fatal fungal infection left her deteriorating and posing a threat to pool visitors, so they would remove the tree. Following the announcement, Austin’s parks department received dozens of emails asking staff to find another way to address the tree’s condition, and the city delayed the removal. KUT’s. They say the tree isn’t really at risk of falling due to its metal support structure and that only one limb presents a risk to swimmers.
PARD isn’t considering collaborating with Stanley Studio, the metal worker architects that SOS said it would pay to build a new, more appealing structure around Flo. “It is possible that this tree could fail or die before any structure is designed, fabricated or installed,” the spokesperson said. The city points to Austin Tree Care’s assessment that Flo’s fatal fungal infection causes “complete compromise of the sapwood tissue over a relatively short period of time. While the tree does have artificial support, this loss of tissue at the base and eventual complete tree death will leave the tree extremely hazardous and unsafe for professional tree workers to manage."
Another, Arbor Vitae Tree Care, wrote, “there is almost no sound wood left in this tree’s trunk from the ground to at least ten feet up …. In my opinion, it is about as dire as it can be.”has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press.
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