Coates Tree Service removes a cottonwood from the Plaza. The tree had been on the Plaza at least 17 years and had grown to 35 feet tall when it was struck by lightning Friday. Isabel Mayorga cuts the top branches of the tree. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
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