Visit to John Horr's old house

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Hector Sostre, an employee of Quality Tree Services, trims away the branches of a Strangler Fig that has taken over one corner of the structure. Nonetheless, its roots appear to be holding up an entire section of wall above one doorway, just to the right of Sostre. Working pro bono, Quality Tree Services cut away the branches and used weed killer to stop the roots from growing further into the walls.