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Edward A. Richardson (July 10, 1924 – December 19, 2019) was a self-taught tree expert who spent years studying the trees of Connecticut. [1] [2] Richardson, a World War II veteran [3] who made his living in Connecticut's insurance industry, volunteered numerous hours of his time [4] to find, measure and catalog large and interesting trees for the Notable Tree Survey of the Connecticut ...
The Charter Oak was an enormous white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hill in Hartford, Connecticut, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856. Connecticut colonists hid Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 within the tree's hollow to thwart
The original Camperdown Elm, replanted near the location of its discovery c.1840 in Camperdown Park, Dundee; image taken in 1989. The Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii', commonly known as the Camperdown Elm, was discovered about 1835–1840 (often mis-stated as '1640') as a young contorted elm (a sport) growing in the forest at Camperdown House, in Dundee, Scotland, by the Earl of ...
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
Core City Park is a privately owned, public use urban greenspace in the Core City neighborhood of Detroit.Developed by Prince Concepts and designed and executed in collaboration with landscape architect Julie Bargmann, [1] Core City Park oversaw the conversion of a former asphalt parking lot, into a 10,000-square-foot [2] public space with 110 newly planted trees.
The city says it must remove most of the trees in the park to add 2 feet of dirt, but it will plant nearly twice as many as it takes out. Detroit closes Jefferson Chalmers' A.B. Ford Park to ...
Landmark in the historic district of Irvington, and one of the oldest trees in the city of Indianapolis. Le Chêne à Papineau Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) Montebello, Canada Estimated 300 years old and 20 m tall, it is one of the oldest known trees in Quebec. Linden Oak: White oak (Quercus alba) North Bethesda, USA ~300
The building purchased by Detroit PBS for its new headquarters in the city. The estimated cost of the new campus is $30 million. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with an opening ...