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Police and security guards have been called to the home of Thornlie's tree man, Richard Pennicuik.
Mr Pennicuik's partner Rose Malumbrus told thewest.com.au that the City of Gosnells had erected a fence on their front yard.
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Protesters flocked to the home, prompting police and security guards to head to the Hume Road address. They linked arms around the trunk of the tree.
Only one of two protesters who yesterday vowed to tough it out up the tree throughout winter is currently sitting in the eucalyptus melliodora.
That protester, Cameron Johnson, was served with an official warning, saying he faced prosecution if he remained up the tree.
The City of Gosnells also revealed that it would continue to pursue Mr Pennicuik throught the courts, claiming he continued to obstruct council's attempts to remove the tree.
A spokesman for the council confirmed a fence had been erected around the tree to define the area as a work zone. People who enter the work zone without authorisation may face prosecution, the spokesman said.
The council also issued a notice to remove a platform that has been erected in the tree. The protesters have 24 hours to remove the platform, which has previously been removed.
The council wants to remove the tree, claiming it poses a danger.
Mr Pennicuik sat in the tree for 110 days in protest of the council's decision. He says the tree is safe and should not be removed, adding it survived one of the worst storms to lash Perth in decades
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