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Rotten tree felled near Old Main

Western Today staff

One of the trees lining the memory walk near Old Main was removed on Wednesday, June 27.

The tree, which seven years ago lost a limb that nearly injured a passerby, was growing dangerously unstable branches, said Gary Hodge, Western's outdoor maintenance supervisor. On its removal, workers found that the tree's inside was rotten.

Workers will replace the tree, next to the large black locust, with an elm in a week or two, Hodge said.

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One of the trees lining the memory walk near Old Main on the Western Washington University campus was cut down Wednesday, June 27. An elm tree will be planted in its place in the next couple of weeks. Photo by Maddy Mixter | University Communications inte