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Treasured tree’s fate up in air as roundabout is being planned

Traffic moves past the large holly tree Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at the intersection of E.E. Butler Parkway and West Academy in Gainesville. The holly tree has been decorated for Christmas for 30 years, but will soon be taken down as part of the roundabout project at the site. - photo by Scott Rogers

01262023 HOLLY 2.jpg — Traffic moves past the large holly tree Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at the intersection of E.E. Butler Parkway and West Academy in Gainesville. The holly tree has been decorated for Christmas for 30 years, but will soon be taken down as part of the roundabout project at the site. - photo by Scott Rogers

A 40-foot American holly tree is at the center, quite literally, of public outcry involving a long-awaited Gainesville road improvement.