NETHERLANDS: Dutch Tree Foundation file injunction to bloc the felling of Anne Frank's chestnut tree

Dutch Tree Foundation have filed an injunction to bloc the felling of Anne Frank's chestnut tree A group of tree conservationists have vowed on Thursday (November 15) to take the local government to court if Amsterdam City goes ahead with its plan to cut down Anne Frank's chestnut tree next week. The tree, in the courtyard adjacent to the Anne Frank's house, is badly diseased and is riddled with a fungus which has led much of it to rot. Amsterdam city ordered for it to be cut down on November 21 because it could cause severe damage to the house itself should it fall in a storm. The Netherlands' Trees Institute challenged the decision saying the tree is a living monument to Anne Frank. The institute, based in Utrecht, said it filed an injunction today to block the felling order. According to their own investigations what remains of the tree, beyond its infection, is good and strong. Amsterdam court has reacted on injunction and will hold a hearing on Tuesday 20, a day before a scheduled removal of the tree.

ITN Source | November 19, 2007

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