Why is Visalia's Sequoia Legacy Tree being removed?

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Downtown Visalia landmark, the Sequoia Legacy Tree, is going to beryllium removed aft being a awesome of the metropolis for 90 years, officials with Visit Visalia announced.

This comes aft officials accidental the histrion received a nonrecreational valuation that declared the histrion dead. The histrion antecedently defied the likelihood of surviving connected the Central Valley level wherever summertime temperatures mean implicit 100 degrees.

Officials accidental the 90-year-old has been a awesome of the city's relationship and transportation with the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. It has stood astatine the country of Locust Street and Acequia Avenue, connected the westbound broadside of the Visalia Post Office, since it was planted arsenic a 3-year-old spaling successful 1936.

The histrion was recognized for its humanities value successful 2016 successful solemnisation of the 100 day of the National Park Service. In 2018, it was dedicated arsenic the Sequoia Legacy Tree and has been honored by residents and admired by visitors successful its last years, according to officials.

Now, Visit Visalia says they are looking for input from the community. Those who would similar to beryllium progressive successful the adjacent signifier of processing Visalia's ocular transportation and appreciation for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are encouraged to nonstop their comments and suggestions to  info@visitvisalia.com.