Lakewood Loses an Old Friend

An oak tree on Ramona Avenue, estimated to be nearly 150 years old, was cut down Thursday.

The tree — one of the oldest in the neighborhood — had been held together by a series of cables, and some neighbors worried that the tree could come down during a storm.

Neighbors walked up to get a last glimpse of the tree, which has provided decades of leaves and shade. The oak was no longer structurally sound and had begun to decay.

The road was closed for a portion of the day, as large cranes took down the tree — at 1253 Ramona Ave. — limb by limb.