Toulouse. The acacia that worries the rue de la Concorde
After the fall of a very large branch of a century-old acacia rue de la Concorde on Friday, the neighborhood is wondering. An incident that could have had dramatic consequences. “There was like a big crack, a kind of tearing, explains a witness. I even thought that the whole tree had fallen. Fortunately, no one was under it”. A truck came to cut the branch with a chainsaw and clear the street. “We ask that this tree be permanently cut down. It now represents a real danger”, claims a trader. Elected in charge of green spaces, Clément Riquet understands the neighborhood’s concern: “We know about this tree. internal cavity”. The frequency of these diagnoses is between one and five years, depending on the species and the state of health of the trees. “Exception made for the trees of the schools controlled each year, assures the elected official. We also take advantage of the pruning operations, to carry out a visual check and detect if worrying signs, such as inflexion, are present”. As for the felling of this acacia, the elected official specifies “that a control is planned this week. According to the diagnosis and if the dangerousness is proven, this tree will be cut down”.