VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) — It grew, and then it leaned, and then it fell. A Southern red oak estimated by a tree expert to be at least 100 feet tall struck the home of Ernestine Townsend, 80, on Northgate Drive four weeks ago.
Townsend was shocked, but not surprised.
“My daughter called me and says, ‘Mommy, the tree is down,” she said. “I knew it was going to happen.”…