Yup, looking at the Google Streetview of the tree (which are generally from 2009) it doesn't look too healthy (although there are some leaves back then). Not sure how dangerous it could have been though, it took them a good few goes to tug it over. Still, if it was dead, fair do's...just a shame it wasn't done a little more professionally. On one of their first attempts there was one guy on the pavement to stop people going near but he wasn't doing much and didn't stop a woman with small kids from getting within range. Luckily they failed that time.

Good pictures anyway, I was kicking myself that my phone was in the shop for repairs else I'd be pocketing myself £250 from You've Been Framed.