Wet Soil Topples Tree in Historic District
The recent rain has saturated the soil and caused some large, old trees to topple in Montgomery's historic district.
In the Old Cloverdale Historic District, a tall pine tree finally gave way to gravity and wet soil when it toppled onto a power pole and electric lines.
Crews from Alabama Power were called out to remove the tree at the corner of Park and Ridge Avenues. They replaced the pole and restored power to about 31 customers after a few hours. This is nothing new for the residents in Old Cloverdale.
City Councilman Arch Lee says if you live in an historic area, then trees falling is to be expected. If you want to go ahead and chop it down, you will have to get permission from the Architecture Review Board.
He says the city works with Alabama Power to help make sure the trees are not interfering with the power lines.
“A lot of times we run into a tree may look good from the side or ground, but inside its hollow and rotted out. It’s a constant battle to try to look at those and trim those back away from power lines and things of that nature,” said Lee.
EMA director Calvin Brown says if you have older trees in your yard, it’s a good idea to be hyper vigilant and pay attention to them as they age.
