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Centuries-old pecan tree is being removed, but here’s how it might not be gone for good
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A crew from John Waldrop & Son Tree Service begins cutting down the historic pecan tree Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, along Grand Hickory Drive in Braselton. - photo by Scott Rogers
Just before the pecan tree’s limbs were cut, a driver shouted from her passing car, “Don’t do it.”But there was no stopping the chain saw on this chilly Monday morning, as John Waldrop and Son Tree Service of Commerce prepared for the task of bringing down the beloved tree in a roundabout off Grand Hickory Drive in Braselton.