The works were supervised by the head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, around midnight on Sunday, where she explained that the removal of the iconic tree was a necessity given the risk it represented.
“It was not a decision to remove it, the palm had a disease,” he said.
The president pointed out that, although this species can live up to 200 years, the height above sea level and pollution complicate its survival.
“The palms of this type, which are from the Canary Islands, in the Canary Islands can reach 200 years of life; here at 2,400 meters of altitude and with the contamination conditions that have been experienced during this time and that are not native to the Basin, they are subject to different diseases.
“The experts tell us that they have identified a fungus, but they are also going to check because there are other palms that also have various problems here in the city,” he said.
