A fond farewell to a favorite tree in Plains Township Stormy weather in part of Luzerne County Tuesday took one neighborhood's favorite tree along with it. Newswatch 16's Chelsea Strub shows us the damage. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 6:31 PM EDT July 7, 2021 PLAINS, Pa. — In the hot summer sun, DPW workers with Plains Township began to break down a willow tree after it came down in a storm on Tuesday afternoon. "It's got to be well over 100 years old because I'm 70, and when I was 8 or 10 years old, that was big." For some who watched as crews took it apart piece by piece and put it into the chipper, it brought back memories from their childhood.