ANNE FRANK'S TREE TO BE AXED THIS WEEK

Anne Frank's chestnut tree is to be cut down this week - it had been granted a reprieve until January but it has been decided that it has to go a lot sooner.It has now become so diseased that it is likely to topple over damaging the surrounding houses.

The tree was lovingly described by Anne Frank in the diary that she kept whilst hiding from the Nazi German occupation in World War II. In a last attempt, a pressure group of opposed neighbours will go to court to fight the decision.

Various tree experts that investigated the tree say that, with some repair work
the tree can easily survive another 30 years. read more (radionetherlands.nl)

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November 19, 2007