How (And Why) Do You Move A 600,000 Pound Tree?

1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgJacob Fenstonhttps://wamu.org/author/fenston/How (And Why) Do You Move A 600,000 Pound Tree?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eew2cqVqhK"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/19/01/23/how-and-why-do-you-move-a-600000-pound-tree/">How (And Why) Do You Move A 600,000 Pound Tree?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/19/01/23/how-and-why-do-you-move-a-600000-pound-tree/embed/#?secret=eew2cqVqhK" width="600" height="338" title="“How (And Why) Do You Move A 600,000 Pound Tree?” — WAMU" data-secret="eew2cqVqhK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190114-HERITAGE-TREES-FENSTON-08.jpg29991687A new D.C. law prohibits removal of large trees over 100 inches in circumference. The developer of the old Fannie Mae headquarters on Wisconsin Avenue is moving three such trees to comply with the law.