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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Fall is a time when trees are front and center as many track the seasonal color change. However, if you’re a homeowner, instead of focusing on the leaves, you might want to focus on how healthy the rest of the tree is.

Bill Zimmerman is an arborist and the owner of American Tree and Lawn Care.

He recently let ABC57News tag along as he oversaw the removal of a century-old cottonwood in Berrien County.

Not only was the tree too close to a house for comfort, but it’s also acted as an unlucky lightning rod.

"There's a big strike right in the center," Zimmerman showed ABC57News. "Here's one that was it was struck at the same time, but that one healed closed. Y

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