All I got to say is that a very well built fence prevented a many ton cottonwood from toppling onto Lowell Blvd. Luckily the fence was barely scraped. Typically an HOA would charge back a homeowner to fix that.

According to the city forester of Westminster, Rob Davis the tree had been like this for a couple of weeks.

Westminster (and most municipalities) has the power to condemn a tree if it poses a threat to public safety. He said it didn’t come to that with the owner, who just needed a little urging to take care of it.

It turned out that Rob is the president of the ISA and had heard of us through that. David is on the board of the ISA.

It’s easy to put off removing a hazard tree. I’d say cottonwoods account for at least 50 percent of the hazard tree removals that we do.

And by hazard I mean much more dangerous. The longer you wait, the costlier it gets. Unless it falls over and smashes a house. Then the tree removal is easy and all you have to do is replace the house.