The San Jose Mercury News reports
that Hewlett-Packard Co. is asking to chop down the tree that shades
the famous garage that Hewlett and Packard founded the company in . . .
The majestic oak tree that shades the garage where
Hewlett-Packard was founded more than 65 years ago was but a sapling
when William Hewlett and David Packard gave birth to one of Silicon
Valley's most famous companies.
As Hewlett and Packard's young company grew, so did the oak. And
perhaps it was inevitable that the yard would prove too small for both
of them.
On Thursday, Hewlett-Packard requested permission from the city of Palo
Alto to remove the tree, which rises high above the shed where Hewlett
once slept and stretches its branches over neighboring yards . . .
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