Goodbye, Camphor Tree
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This photo is of George H. P. Lichthardt, seated at left, and his parents Mary Wolf Lichthardt and George H. W. Lichthardt taken at the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento. George H. P. Lichthardt planted a camphor tree at this site in 1886, and it will be cut down in the coming weeks. -
This photo is of George H. P. Lichthardt, seated at left, and his parents Mary Wolf Lichthardt and George H. W. Lichthardt taken at the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento. George H. P. Lichthardt planted a camphor tree at this site in 1886, and it will be cut down in the coming weeks. -
Rick Stevenson holds a photo at his home in Sacramento on Thursday, August 9, 2012. The photo is of his grandfather George H. P. Lichthardt and his parents Mary Wolf Lichthardt and George H. W. Lichthardt taken at the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento. George H. P. Lichthardt planted a camphor tree at this site in 1886, and it will be cut down in the coming weeks. -
A huge camphor tree at the corner of 18th Street, and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be torn down next week. The tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. 2321 -
Midtown resident Russell Anderson admires a huge camphor tree at the corner of 18th Street, and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. The landmark tree is riddled with disease and is scheduled to be removed August 22. The tree, planted in 1886, has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A huge camphor tree at the corner of 18th Street, and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be torn down next week. The tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
Richard Park and wife Shiela Park have their photograph taken at the landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
Elaine Light embraces the landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
Luz O'Neil plays at the landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
The landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
Flowers were left at the landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
A landmark tree at 18th and Capitol will be cut down August 22nd. The Camphor Tree - planted in 1886 - has stood over midtown through the decades as the neighborhood changed. -
Residents said goodbye to the 126 year old camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
Residents mark a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon. The tree will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown for 126 years. -
Safiya Lahham embraces her mother Debra Bishop as the two bid farewell to the camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon. Bishop relocated from Los Angeles to Sacramento after attending the tree's 100th birthday during a visit. "I fell in love with the tree." Residents mark a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown for 126 years. -
Residents mark a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon. The tree will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown for 126 years. -
Residents said goodbye to the 126 year old camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
Ray Tretheway and Anne Fenkner hang a sign on the 126 year old camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon as residents marked a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
Regin Schanning and Peter Gannett say a final prayer to the 126 year old camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon as residents marked a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
Regin Schanning and Peter Gannett say a final prayer to the 126 year old camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon as residents marked a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
A passerby takes a photograph of the 126 year old camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon as residents marked a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
Residents say a final prayer to the 126 year old camphor tree at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon as they bid a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
Several poems and words of wisdom were left on the fence at the corner of 18th and Capitol on Tuesday afternoon as residents marked a final goodbye to the signature camphor tree that will be felled Wednesday after standing over Sacramento's midtown. -
City workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Paul Peterson, center, takes a photo with his wife Melalee Peterson as city workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Sacramento city workers work to remove a huge camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. The landmark tree, planted in 1886, is a favorite among residents and is being removed because it is riddled with disease. -
City workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol Avenue in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Dust and wood chips fly as city workers use a woodchipper to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
City workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Sacramento city workers work to remove a huge camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Sacramento city workers work to remove a huge camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol Avenue in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Bystanders scramble for souvenir pieces of the huge 120-year-old camphor tree at the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
City worker cuts small souvenir pieces of the huge 120-year-old camphor tree at the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Bystanders picked up the pieces which had a strong fragrance of camphor. -
City workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Sacramento Department of Public Works Operations Manger Todd Martin offers pieces of camphor wood as souvenirs to bystanders as city workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Meil Angelin smells the fragrant camphor on a small piece of wood as city workers remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol Avenue in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Bystanders scramble for souvenir pieces of the huge 120-year-old camphor tree at the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Shoherh Dini smells the fragrant camphor on a small piece of wood as city workers remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol Avenue in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Peter Pum smells the fragrant camphor on a small piece of wood as Sacramento city workers remove a huge camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Elizabeth Studebaker takes home two souvenir pieces of wood as city workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
Mulan Wang, left and Dora Dugars examine placards covered with memorabilia as city workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
City workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. -
City workers work to remove the huge 120-year-old camphor tree from the corner of 18th Street and Capitol Avenue in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 22, 2012.
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