Political Buzz - Chambers Bay fir tree gets extra care

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Monday, May 5th, 2008

Posted by David Wickert @ 04:49:48 pm

Pierce County continues to baby the Douglas fir tree at Chambers Bay Golf Course in the wake of last week’s ax attack.

Over the weekend an arborist attached metal bracing to the tree. It also got a good soil-scraping to uncover roots in preparation for the application of composting, according to the latest update from Tony Tipton, the county’s project manager for the golf course.

The wound itself initially will be allowed to heal the natural way, using its own sap to fend off moisture and disease. In two to three weeks the arborist will apply a high-strength epoxy resin to fill the wound.

The county also is considering how much to monitor the tree as it recovers.

Categories: Pierce County • 3 comments

COMMENTS:

Comment by GeeMan @ 18:32 - Monday, May 5th, 2008

For crying out loud...it's a friggin' tree. Why don't you people put that much effort into saving people's lives?

What's all of this going to cost us? Just take a chain saw to the bloody thing and get it over with.

Comment by BTHM1 @ 19:35 - Monday, May 5th, 2008

Im so glad to see that extra care is being taken for this beautiful landmark. What a shame the person who damaged it isnt found and charged with the crime. Or at least to pay retribution on the costs it is going to take to repair this tree to a healthy state.

Comment by goldeneel @ 23:51 - Monday, May 5th, 2008

I agree with GeeMan. I suggest we suspend all non-life-saving activities until we are absolutely sure we have saved every human life possible. We can then cut down trees with chain saws to save valuable tax dollars.

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