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Beetles devour George Harrison tribute tree
A plaque at the base of the tree read: 'In memory of a great humanitarian who touched the world as an artist, a musician and a gardener'
LOS ANGELES, USA – A tree planted in a Los Angeles park in memory of the late George Harrison of the Beatles has been killed by beetles, a city councilor said Tuesday.
Tom LaBonge, whose district includes Griffith Park, told AFP that the Japanese black pine tree, planted about 12 years ago, would be replaced at a community planting that is due to take place in November.
It had grown to 12 feet (nearly four meters) in height, but succumbed to bark beetles thriving in the vast and popular inner-city park amid one of California's worst droughts in years.
"A number of trees in Griffith Park has been hit by this beetle," LaBonge said.
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GEORGE HARRISON. The Beatles member died in 2001. Photo from Wikimedia Commons