Lincoln Park Zoo's 300-Year-Old Bur Oak is Gone
Clip: 5/2/2023 | 2m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Staff has made plans to ensure the tree enjoys a second life.
It took less than three hours to bring down a tree that’s stood guard over Lincoln Park Zoo since before there even was a zoo.
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Lincoln Park Zoo's 300-Year-Old Bur Oak is Gone
Clip: 5/2/2023 | 2m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
It took less than three hours to bring down a tree that’s stood guard over Lincoln Park Zoo since before there even was a zoo.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> LINCOLN PARK SUE SAYS FAREWELL TODAY TO A TREE OLDER THAN THE ZOO ITSELF.
THE OAK MAY BE GONE, BUT WTTW NEWS REPORTER JOINS US WITH MOORE.
TELL US ABOUT THIS TREE!
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN?
>> Reporter: WELL, THE TREE IS ABOUT 80% DEAD AT THIS POINT.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS THAT IT IS RIGHT ON A POPULAR PATHWAY WHERE THE GIVING HOUSES, AND THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT A LIMB COULD DROP AND DO DAMAGE WHEN IT FALLS.
>> WHAT DO THEY HOPE TO DO WITH THE TREE REMAINS?
>> THE GREAT PART IS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THE THINGS THEY WANTED TO DO.
THEY HAVE TAKEN SOME CUTTINGS, SO THEY HOPE TO PROPAGATE THE NEXT GENERATION.
THEY WANT TO GIVE CHILDREN PLAY STRUCTURES.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT HOLLOW AT THE BASE, SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL US HOW OLD THE TREE ACTUALLY IS.
AN ILLINOIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS GETTING INVOLVED IN RESEARCH TO SEE HOW CLIMATE CHANGE MIGHT HAVE PLAYED A ROLE.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE RINGS AND HOW THEY ARE SPACED OUT.
WHAT CHEMISTRY EXPERIENCE IN 200 TO 300 YEARS?
>> WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, BUT YOU WERE GETTING A LITTLE SENSE OF THE MOOD TODAY.
>> IS BITTERSWEET IN THE SENSE OF, TODAY IS GOODBYE AND IT IS COMING DOWN QUICKLY, BUT WE ARE FEELING VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE LEGACY OF THIS TREE .
>> HAVE MEMBERS OF THE ZOO HORTICULTURE TEAM BEEN SURPRISED BY THE RESPONSE?
>> SO SURPRISED!
THEY ARE ASKING WHERE THE OAK TREE IS.
IT IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE
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