North York Community Council has refused a request from a McKee Ave. man to cut down a Black Walnut tree that is making him — well — nuts. Maurus Cappa told council that the tree on the back of his property is guilty of everything from aggravating multiple sclerosis, making him trip and fall, emitting a toxic substance and giving squirrels the perfect reason to dig holes and hide things. (The worst!) The City Urban Forestry Branch has concluded however that the tree doesn’t really represent a threat so serious that it needs to be axed. Lisa Queen of the North York Mirror has the walnut meat of the tale. North York Mirror
