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Beloved 63-Foot Palo Alto Tree Toppled In Recent Storm: Report
The Mitchell Park stone pine fell Jan. 4 during a series of storms that battered the Bay Area, Palo Alto Online reports.
PALO ALTO, CA — A beloved tree that stood tall in Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park for generations was toppled during a recent storm, Palo Alto Online reports.
The stone pine fell Jan. 4 during a series of storms that battered the Bay Area, according to the report.
The fallen tree was part of a colony of stone pines, and the only one that was knocked down by high winds.
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City officials must now decide to do with the fallen tree, according to the report, which notes some are hopeful the tree can be salvaged.
"The treetop was a wonderful place for seeking solitude and communing with nature," Palo Alto resident Janice Savage wrote on NextDoor, according to the report.
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"A piece of one's childhood disappears when we lose landmarks like this."
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