More than 100-year-old black walnut to be removed from Oregon City High School campus
Oregon City School District officials expressed much dismay in announcing this month that one of the two iconic walnut trees in front of the high school will have to be removed.
District officials said that the more than 100-year-old tree has a disease causing decay on the south side of its trunk, requiring it to be chopped down before students return to the campus this fall. Since the unbalanced crown decline is progressive, according to the announcement, this irreversible disease is causing a safety and health risk to the building, grounds and potential pedestrians.