First, a little bit of historical information to bring us to the significance of the present moment.
On January 4, 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree-planting holiday to be called "Arbor Day" to the State Board of Agriculture in his home state of Nebraska. The first Arbor Day took place in Nebraska on April 10, 1872. Arbor Day became an official state holiday on March 12, 1874, as proclaimed by the state's Governor Robert W. Furnas, the first legally established celebration in Nebraska took place in April 1885, and then spread to other states in the 1870s, and took place in schools nationwide beginning in 1882.
The White Pine tree in my yard was probably aged about 37 years, as best I can count the rings. At that age, it would have been planted around 1973. Perhaps even on the 100th anniversary of Arbor Day, which was in April of 1972.
By the way, J. Sterling Morton had a son, Joy Morton, who was aged 17 years at the founding of Arbor Day. Following his own successful founding of the Morton Salt Company, Joy established the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois in 1921 to carry on the family motto of "Plant Trees".
Here are two pics from before the first cut and right after the crew left the site.
The White Pine has come down, laid to rest at 9:55am this morning. All of the tree will be kept on-site. The wood chips will be used to nourish and protect the perennial and vegetable planting beds, and the logs from the tree's trunk will be allowed to decay on-site, in the meantime being used in the design detailing.
On January 4, 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree-planting holiday to be called "Arbor Day" to the State Board of Agriculture in his home state of Nebraska. The first Arbor Day took place in Nebraska on April 10, 1872. Arbor Day became an official state holiday on March 12, 1874, as proclaimed by the state's Governor Robert W. Furnas, the first legally established celebration in Nebraska took place in April 1885, and then spread to other states in the 1870s, and took place in schools nationwide beginning in 1882.
The White Pine tree in my yard was probably aged about 37 years, as best I can count the rings. At that age, it would have been planted around 1973. Perhaps even on the 100th anniversary of Arbor Day, which was in April of 1972.
By the way, J. Sterling Morton had a son, Joy Morton, who was aged 17 years at the founding of Arbor Day. Following his own successful founding of the Morton Salt Company, Joy established the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois in 1921 to carry on the family motto of "Plant Trees".
Here are two pics from before the first cut and right after the crew left the site.
8:00am
10:30am
The White Pine has come down, laid to rest at 9:55am this morning. All of the tree will be kept on-site. The wood chips will be used to nourish and protect the perennial and vegetable planting beds, and the logs from the tree's trunk will be allowed to decay on-site, in the meantime being used in the design detailing.
