By: Michelle Tepper

Famous Aldea Avenue Oak Tree

During last weeks torrential downpour, booming thunder, hail and shocking lightening, we lost a longtime friend in our community. The Amestoy Estates oak tree on Aldea Avenue – literally ON Aldea has been a famous landmark for over 400 years some residents claim. The residents on Aldea have always referred to the beautiful strong oak as a reference point as to which part of Aldea they live on…”Oh, I live by the tree” or “I live north of the tree”. Now they will unfortunately be referring to a giant hole.

Recently, the entire street was repaved and some residents wonder if the shaving of the roots and the hot tar have something to contribute to the tree’s demise last night. The roots were a nightmare to drive over and if you just so happened to be driving over 10 miles per hour and forgot that the roots were creating an organic speed bump, well it would only take your car flying into the air and the underbody being dented for you to remember to slow down in our neighborhood. I wonder what is next for Aldea? A new tree? A plaque in remembrance of our old shade tree, home to many? Hopefully not just another blob of hot tar.

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