![Encino oak stump, photo by Rosemary West © 2009 Encino oak stump, photo by Rosemary West © 2009](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dx_3TaRYMPbVQixjcqnHicVOyxqIrWuA5QzR1OcT86Q75M6khC67drf_ejT5uie6Ux-YBoEw2_xhqomHfiWshwWG7aEtIJ96gM3N8fAUlJy5769dExRit8lEAuFaQUQOA9F4b1LSD-Q/s400/stump.jpg)
When the Encino Oak Tree was declared a historical cultural monument in 1963, it was believed to be approximately 1000 years old. Its canopy was 150 wide, and the trunk had a circumference of 24 feet. The tree survived natural disasters of all kinds. But the tree became sick, probably weakened by a combination of old age and human encroachment. In February, 1998, a severe storm struck the final blow, uprooting the tree (and taking out two parked cars with it). A section of the trunk was placed where the tree had once stood. A year later, another oak tree was planted nearby. Today, the site, a traffic island on Louise Avenue, just south of Ventura Boulevard, appears to be totally neglected. Weeds obscure the path and benches almost completely. The only sign of human interest is a flag attached to the old signboard, and a path beaten into the brush by jaywalkers.
![Oak tree area, photo by Rosemary West © 2009 Oak tree area, photo by Rosemary West © 2009](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwHa54q9F5pPscj0cvf8DIHvOyBlwv0j5jSb_MYefSuFPONCKlt_Z7Qe4Ko63IG9yHplV7C_guYpOkZNNMgL2lrH1lZRZMH5ySXddS1IPVHcdhEhua53UzA8SL_ir233Hd_iU555GNvQ/s400/oaktree.jpg)
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