A destroyed Queens oak tree might value a girl as much as $200,000.
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Town needs a number of inexperienced for a broken tree in Queens.
A pin oak on a leafy road in Kew Gardens sustained a whopping $199,950 price of harm, the town contends in a lawsuit in opposition to the lady who owns the house close to the tree, and a Brooklyn-based concrete firm.
Town-owned sidewalk tree, which was 40 inches in diameter and estimated to be 80 to 100 years outdated, had its roots reduce and must be eliminated, the town Parks Division mentioned.
The tree at 113 82nd Ave was broken in July 2019, in accordance with a Manhattan Supreme Courtroom lawsuit filed in opposition to Zulema Santos, 73, and Bissoon Inc.
Information present Santos offered the 82nd Avenue dwelling final yr for greater than $1.2 million.
Pin oaks can develop 60 to 70 toes tall, and take 15 years to succeed in maturity.
A number of elements play into the financial worth of metropolis bushes, in accordance with the Parks Division, together with their dimension, species, longevity, situation and placement, with oaks being among the many top-rated metropolis bushes.
Town takes into consideration the dimensions, species, situation and placement of bushes to find out their worth.
Most of the bushes on 82nd Avenue are “coming to the top of their helpful life,” mentioned Adam Whiteman, vp of the Kew Gardens Civic Affiliation, who lives on the block and added, “there are many lifeless branches that are able to fall.”
Santos declined remark. Bissoon didn’t reply to a message in search of remark.
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