Some time last week, an Albany oak tree gave up its struggle against weather and old age. The tree leaned over and died.
The structure it leaned on is the brick wall between Lowe’s home improvement center and the north extension of the Periwinkle Bikepath.
The wall, repeatedly covered with graffiti and cleaned up, only to be covered again, proved one thing: It’s strong, sturdy enough to hold up the heavy branches of an old oak…