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🌳 The fight to save Delray Beach's giant banyan tree continues! 🌳

WPTV's Joel Lopez learned the city would need to come up with a plan to trim it substantially so it no longer poses a threat to the canal. Otherwise, the tree will need to come down in the next 30 days.

"Every comment I've heard about this tree was, let's see what we can do to save it," said Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney.

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It was more than a myth; it was a documented reality. The Last Giant Silicon Tree, captured in a photograph from 1899, was so vast that people could traverse its stump as if it were a dance floor. This remarkable specimen of nature, among the tallest and most enduring, stood proudly for centuries until it succumbed to the pressures of industrial logging. The now-iconic image captures a pivotal moment in time, when humanity was just beginning to impose order on untamed natural environments. What ensued was a wave of deforestation that surpassed the scale of even the grandest trees. This photograph transcends mere historical significance; it evokes deep emotions and compels us to reflect: how many invaluable giants did we eliminate before we recognized their sacredness?