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Seattle’s gnarly battle over tree protection . Aug. 19, 2022 at 1:07 pm Updated Aug. 19, 2022 at 1:07 pm . By . Alex Fryer. Seattle Times Opinion columnist.

“It’s a huge, big, gnarly tree that was one of my favorite parts of my property,” said Umback, who has lived in her Monticello Road home for six years.