Update on Park Tree

The park district confirmed today that they had to take down the cedar tree at the exit to Point Defiance Park. It had died and posed a public safety risk.

As to the cause, Nancy Sutalo (Park District) said, "There were no sign of insects, and the sudden death was consistent with a type of root rot that this type of tree is prone to. It was a Port Orford cedar (also called Lawson Cypress), native to southern Oregon/N California, not the western red cedar that is native here. Our native western red cedar is not particularly susceptible to the root rot."

The district provided this photo of the dead tree. The cut for the power lines had been in place for several years. The after photos are available on this post here...