white oak

Protecting old and historic city trees

10.14.2008

Lexington, Kentucky is home to a remarkable number of large old trees. Many, like the one in my back yard (pictured), are planted. My white oak is over 200 years old, but was probably planted in the front yard of an old farm.  There are also many old-growth or presettlement trees.  These trees, including bur [...]

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Dawes Arboretum loses trees in Ike’s winds, including 200 year old white oak

09.18.2008

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).  [...]

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