The soil under it was replaced in 2017 to stimulate root growth, which according to pulling tests four years later improved its condition, but the tree is still supported by the cables to prevent it from falling.

The tree is located on the Nellesteinpad in Bijlmermeer[1] and was planted during the early years of the neighbourhood (c. mid to late 1960s).

[3] While the official death toll is at 43, the exact number of ground fatalities could not be determined accurately as the buildings housed many illegal immigrants.

[4][5] De Boom Die Alles Zag was located next to the buildings into which the plane crashed,[6] but managed to survive the impact and subsequent fire.

De Boom Die Alles Zag was kept at its place, but lost some parts of its roots during the sanitization process, which caused the tree to become crooked.

[8] Due to the eye-shaped patterns on the trunk, the grey poplar species is sometimes nicknamed the "ogenboom" (transl.

[11] Two further tests the following year where the tree was pulled with a force of 265 kilonewtons (60,000 lbf) showed that its condition had improved, but still was worse than ideal.

[14] A 2017 documentary about the disaster by Dutch TV programme Andere Tijden is named after the tree.