Last week, the rain tree, still perched high up on its grassy island in the 400 block of Southwest Fourth Avenue, was moved to its new permanent home, about 15 feet from the water’s edge.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A majestic rain tree has lived through 100 years of nasty weather, surviving torrential flooding, fierce storms and powerful hurricanes. But some worry the landmark tree ...

The tree stood, surrounded by some of its grass, atop an array of 2,000-pound tarpoon-shaped balloons, the same kind used in China to launch big ships, each with the capacity to lift 300,000 pounds.