Four arborists agreed removing 'Flo' was the best option for safety reasons. Some community members have challenged that.
Flo, an iconic pecan tree at Barton Springs, was diagnosed with a wood decay fungus known as brittle cinder fungus.
Flo has leaned over the pool deck since at least 1928. Currently, it's supported by a combination of cables and a permanent steel support structure. In the 1970s, the trunk cavity wasto help provide structural stability. The tree care industry no longer supports the practice, which has been found to speed internal decay, the city said.
"This isn't a matter of the tree falling straight down," he said."It's a matter of possibly the canopy being caught and twisting and rolling and falling onto someone. And that could be fatal." LeBlanc said the city could put structures in the tree to further support it,"but it wouldn't be enough in terms of public safety to do that because of the very high traffic that is in that area.”
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