Before and after: The sorry state of Spinola Road's last standing tree
The last standing tree in Spinola Road has changed from being a full evergreen eucalyptus tree, to a wilted, brown specimen encircled by concrete slabs. Back in August, St. Julian’s residents came together to save the tree from being chopped down to make way for an extension to a luxury business and residential development. Nine months on, the 60-year-old eucalyptus tree remains standing, but in a severely deteriorated condition and surrounded by construction. Aside from being the last tree in the road, it had also become a shelter for the famous 'cat village'. Since then, it has b...