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Parks Dept. says porn star Ron Jeremy’s childhood tree is getting axed
Ron Jeremy’s wood can’t stay erect, the city Parks Department told The Post on Sunday.
The porn actor, who’s nearly 70, had been fighting to save a tree outside his former childhood home in Bayside, Queens — tweeting out a plea for help Saturday.
“This tree was planted by my dad the day I was born,” Jeremy wrote, adding, HELP RON JEREMY SAVE HIS WOOD,” and, “Please make this trend.”
But a Parks source told The Post on Sunday that the tree will be getting the ax — because it is in bad condition and poses a danger to passers-by.
The Norway maple, which is about 2 feet in diameter, was examined by the department’s foresters May 1, and they “found the tree to be in poor condition,” the source said.
“Less than half of the tree’s canopy remains, and the few branches left are likely to fall,” the source said.
There is no set timeline yet for the tree’s removal only “because some of the branches are close to power lines, [and] Con-Edison will provide clearance prior to tree removal.”
Parks rep Megan Moriarty told The Post on Sunday, “We appreciate Mr. Jeremy’s personal attachment to the tree in front of his childhood home. Our city’s street trees are not just environmental assets, they can also connect us to our roots, reminding us of the people and places we love.”
Jeremy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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