Sumatra oak, Quercus sumatrana the southernmost oak, Sumatra, Indonesia. The buttresses and surface roots are typical of many tropical trees. Photograph by Tom Kimmerer

The beautiful Dawes Arboretum in Newark, OH, lost  many trees last weekend in the high winds at the edge of Ike.  Winds up to 70 mph knocked down exposed trees, and when those trees came down, they took other trees with them.

Dawes lost 32 trees from their collection, including many sugar maples (Acer saccharum).  A 100-ft tall white oak (Quercus alba), estimated at 200 years old, cam down, taking out several Silician firs.

In areas of the arboretum where proper pruning had been completed, there was much less damage.

Links:

• 200-year-old white oak at Dawes among many trees felled in storm | newarkadvocate.com | The Newark Advocate
• Dawes Arboretum