Trees

What the Helen of Troy Happened to the Trees at the Kennedy Center!?! Willow trees gone

By Prince Of Petworth

Update from a reader:

“I was told that the garden beds the willows are in are very shallow so every few years they start to die off. One was really sick and not looking great and another fell over in one of the recent storms so they went ahead and cut them all down. The were replanted a couple of years ago when one of the theater houses had finished its latest remodel. No word on if they will be replanted or if something else will be replanted in its place.”

Thanks to P. for sending this jarring sight from the Kennedy Center:

“Willow trees on the Kennedy center terrace razed: (more…)

“Sign The Petition: Don’t Cut Down RFK’s Heritage Trees”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to all who passed on from Casey Trees:

“For more than 60 years, the trees at RFK have been growing into the giants you see today—living landmarks that frame the stadium and provide much-needed relief from the heat.

Now, their fate remains uncertain. Last month, the DC Council advanced legislation granting developers blanket permission to cut down at least 30 historic trees without even trying to incorporate them into the new campus. It’s unacceptable. (more…)

Car Hit by Huge Falling Tree (fell because of extreme heat?) Driver “incredibly lucky to be unhurt”

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader writes:

“At base of the Klingle Valley Trail. An area with almost zero car traffic. Huge mature tree fell. The woman inside the car is incredibly lucky to be unhurt. Two feet and it would have been a different story. Car is totaled, whole front including windshield and good portion of roof is smashed. DCFD was on scene to cut away the tree trunk to get her out.

These recent storms and extreme heat seem to be taking down more big trees than I can remember lately.”

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