An Edmonds condominium association has applied to remove a massive coast redwood tree named “Big Red”  because their asphalt parking lot is cracking. The owner of the property before the condos were built shared that his grandparents grew the tree from a burl they bought in California 100 years ago. The City of Edmonds has not yet approved the removal. Since Big Red is in an Environmentally Critical Area – on land sloping down to the waterfront – a specific permit is needed to remove it.