Thanks to Park Manager Eddie Rodriquez for tackling our London Plane crash quickly! And for requesting Forestry asap.
And we thank the 5th Precinct’s PO Salem for jumping in to keep pedestrians safe.
Thankfully we heard no one was seriously injured (damage to a few vehicles).
We hear that Forestry has been notified and hopefully we’ll get some answers on foreseeing any possible future problems.
We’ve asked our experienced tree people for their thoughts – so far we’ve heard rotted roots (visible) and that since London Planes have ungainly branching systems they require regular pruning (thank you Robert Moses).
This unusual winter storm, the fact of London Planes branching weaknesses, and what looks like rotting roots may have conspired to make this happen.
We all, of course, want to insure this doesn’t happen again, especially with Spring on the way and the anticipation of more park goers.
