Ian Forsyth posted this on FB...for you, Mary S.
Mary showed me that these trees have a special beauty. I think I disliked them since there was a huge one on my street when I was a kid and was afraid of it. I actually crossed the street to avoid it. You pretty much had to walk around it anyway becaue the branches were so low.
"The tree towers over the big, beautiful Craftsman house. I would think it was probably planted when the house was built."