The famous pecan tree at Preston and Armstrong, known as the Million Dollar Monarch, is apparently in some trouble. When I drove by it this morning, I was saddened to see police tape around its perimeter and a good portion of its canopy lying in chunks on the ground. The tree dates back to 1865. Christmas won’t be the same without that beauty all lit up. Let’s hold a thought for her, FrontBurnervians.
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