SHARON, Pa. - Letters and phone calls complaining about a tree that had been dying in downtown Sharon for two years failed to spur action to have it removed.  

Five days after 21 News brought those complaints to light, the tree began coming down late Tuesday.

JC’s Landscaping of Campbell was hired by the operator of the McDonald’s on West State Street to remove the tree that stood outside the restaurant.

Tree workers sent pictures of the progress they were making as they began the removal process.

Responding to pleas from Sharon residents, 21 News reporter Glenn Stevens investigated complaints that the decaying Ash tree had become an eyesore and a potential hazard for passing pedestrians.

The Sharon Beautification group told Glenn that numerous letters and phone calls to McDonald's about the tree produced no resolution, until Tuesday night.

The tree workers say the wood from the Ash will be taken to a landscaper in Pennsylvania for disposal just in case some of the insects that likely killed the tree are still inside.

Although the destructive Emerald Ash Borer has been found trees in both Ohio and Pennsylvania, the United States Department of Agriculture prohibits the transfer of infested wood outside of quarantined states.